Charles Dillingham

Who was Charles Dillingham?

Charles Bancroft Dillingham was a Broadway producer. He started his career as a theater reviewer for the New York Evening Post, then became a manager for such actors as Julia Marlowe.

Dillingham began his producing career in 1902, with a production of The Cavalier, starring Julia Marlowe, William Lewers and Frank Worthing. Other noteworthy productions include:

The Little Princess, 1903

Miss Dolly Dollars, 1905

Miss 1917, 1917

A Bill of Divorcement, featuring Katharine Cornell, in 1921

Bulldog Drummond, 1921

Peter Pan, 1924

The Little Minister, 1925

Sidewalks of New York, featuring Ruby Keeler, 1927

Waterloo Bridge, 1930

He also produced several musicals and musical reviews during his career, including Watch Your Step, the first musical by Irving Berlin.

In 1915, Dillingham hired the famous Russian prima ballerina Anna Pavlova to perform in New York City for six months.