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‘Gotham Refuses to Get Scared’: In 1918, Theaters Stayed Open.

“With an influenza pandemic and a war on, New York’s health commissioner took an unorthodox stand, declining to shutter public entertainment.“ Continue to the full article by Laura Collins-Hughes at The New York Times...

Studio photo of the 1918 Ziegfeld Follies at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NY.
This photo is at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NY. In the Lobby of the New Amsterdam is a full-length formal photo of W.C. Fields along with the other greats who are the anchors of Broadway to this day. The 1918 Ziegfeld Follies featured Lillian Lorraine, center, with from left, W.C. Fields, Will Rogers, Eddie Cantor and Harry Keely.
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