Marc Klaw

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Marc Klaw
Born
Marcus Alonzo Klaw

May 29, 1858
DiedJune 14, 1936 (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTheater producer

Marc Klaw, (born Marcus Alonzo Klaw, May 29, 1858 – June 14, 1936) was an American lawyer, theatrical producer, theater owner, and a leading figure of the Theatrical Syndicate.

Life and work

Referred to as both Mark and Marc, he was born in

Louisville Law School, graduating in 1879. He established a law practice in Louisville, and worked as a part-time drama critic.[citation needed
]

In 1881 he moved to New York City to work on legal issues regarding the theater for theater executive

A. L. "Abe" Erlanger that started as a theatrical booking agency in New York City in 1888.[citation needed
]

Operating as "

U.S. South and several major locations in New York. Among their holdings were they owned "Klaw and Erlanger's Costume Company" and the "Klaw & Erlanger Opera Company." [citation needed
]

By 1895 Klaw & Erlanger were the second largest booking company in the US.[2]

In 1896, Klaw & Erlanger joined with

Shubert brothers broke their hold on the industry.[2][3]

A granite headstone in a grassy churchyard
Klaw's grave at the St John the Baptist's Church, Clayton, England, photographed in 2014. The date of birth is inscribed as 1859

Despite being nearly universally despised in the industry for their ruthless tactics, Klaw and Erlanger produced dozens of Broadway plays and financed many others including the early editions of the Ziegfeld Follies.[4]

The partnership of Klaw & Erlanger was hurt as a result of the

Actors' Equity strike of 1919. The partnership ended in 1919,[5] and the last Broadway production by "Klaw and Erlanger" was in 1919 (The Velvet Lady).[4] After that, Klaw built the Klaw Theatre and produced plays until his retirement in 1927.[citation needed
]

Later years

After his retirement, in 1929 Klaw moved to England, where he died in 1936 at Bracken Fell, Hassocks, West Sussex.[2][5] He is buried in the churchyard of St John the Baptist's Church, Clayton.

References

  1. ^ Tenney, John. "Marc Klaw." In Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present, vol. 4, edited by Jeffrey Fear. German Historical Institute. Last modified March 19, 2014.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-313-23908-8
    , pp.724-726
  3. ^ "The Theatrical Syndicate" Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine wayneturney.20m.com, accessed December 3, 2011
  4. ^ a b "Marc Klaw Broadway Listing" Internet Broadway database Listing, accessed December 3, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Marc Klaw Dies in England At 78" The New York Times, June 15, 1936, p.21

Further reading

  • Tenney, John (2014-03-19). "Marc Klaw". Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present. German Historical Institute. Retrieved 2015-11-27.

External links

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