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Referred to as both Mark and Marc, he was born in [[Paducah, Kentucky]], the child of [[German Jews|Jewish]] immigrants from Germany.<ref>Tenney, John. [http://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=178 "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.</ref> He studied law at Louisville Law School, graduating in 1879. He set up a law practice in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] and also worked as a part-time drama critic. In 1881 he moved to New York City to work on legal issues regarding the theatre for theatre executive [[Gustave Frohman]]. Klaw was drawn to the theatre business, and for several years was a manager of tours. He formed a partnership with [[Abraham Erlanger|A. L. "Abe" Erlanger]] that started out as a theatrical booking agency in [[New York City]] in 1888. Operating as "[[Klaw & Erlanger]]" they expanded their business through the acquisition and construction of theaters to the point where they controlled most of the theaters in the [[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|date=August 2016}}By 1895 Klaw & Erlanger were the second largest booking company in the United States.<ref name=biograp>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Suu9yUKdA8IC&pg=PA725&dq=England+%22Marc+Klaw%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=England%20%22Marc%20Klaw%22&f=false "Marcus Klaw"]''Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders'', 1983, Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-23908-8}}, pp.724-726</ref>
Referred to as both Mark and Marc, he was born in [[Paducah, Kentucky]], the child of [[German Jews|Jewish]] immigrants from Germany.<ref>Tenney, John. [http://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entry.php?rec=178 "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.</ref> He studied law at Louisville Law School, graduating in 1879. He set up a law practice in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] and also worked as a part-time drama critic. In 1881 he moved to New York City to work on legal issues regarding the theatre for theatre executive [[Gustave Frohman]]. Klaw was drawn to the theatre business, and for several years was a manager of tours. He formed a partnership with [[Abraham Erlanger|A. L. "Abe" Erlanger]] that started out as a theatrical booking agency in [[New York City]] in 1888. Operating as "[[Klaw & Erlanger]]" they expanded their business through the acquisition and construction of theaters to the point where they controlled most of the theaters in the [[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|date=August 2016}}By 1895 Klaw & Erlanger were the second largest booking company in the United States.<ref name=biograp>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Suu9yUKdA8IC&pg=PA725&dq=England+%22Marc+Klaw%22&hl=en#v=onepage&q=England%20%22Marc%20Klaw%22&f=false "Marcus Klaw"]''Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders'', 1983, Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-23908-8}}, pp.724-726</ref>


In 1896, Klaw & Erlanger joined with [[Al Hayman]], [[Charles Frohman]], [[Samuel F. Nixon]], and [[J. Fred Zimmerman, Sr.]] to form the "Theatrical Syndicate." Their organization established systemized booking networks throughout the United States and created a monopoly that controlled every aspect of contracts and bookings until the late 1910s when the [[Shubert brothers]] broke their hold on the industry.<ref name=biograp/><ref>[http://wayneturney.20m.com/syndicate.htm "The Theatrical Syndicate"] wayneturney.20m.com, accessed December 3, 2011</ref>
In 1896, Klaw & Erlanger joined with [[Al Hayman]], [[Charles Frohman]], [[Samuel F. Nixon]], and [[J. Fred Zimmerman, Sr.]] to form the "Theatrical Syndicate." Their organization established systemized booking networks throughout the United States and created a monopoly that controlled every aspect of contracts and bookings until the late 1910s when the [[Shubert brothers]] broke their hold on the industry.<ref name=biograp/><ref>[http://wayneturney.20m.com/syndicate.htm "The Theatrical Syndicate"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120121641/http://www.wayneturney.20m.com/syndicate.htm |date=2012-01-20 }} wayneturney.20m.com, accessed December 3, 2011</ref>


[[File:Marc Klaw grave Clayton 2014.jpg|thumb|left|alt=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]]
[[File:Marc Klaw grave Clayton 2014.jpg|thumb|left|alt=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]]

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Marc Klaw

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

Life and work

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

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 United States.[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 near universally despised by most in the industry for their ruthless tactics, Klaw and Erlanger produced dozens of

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, Marc Klaw built the Klaw Theatre
and produced plays on his own until his retirement in 1927.

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 the nearby Saint John the Baptist church in 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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