John Cort
Deceased Person
1861 – 1929
Who was John Cort?
John Cort was an American impresario; his Cort Circuit was one of the first national theater circuits. Along with John Considine and Alexander Pantages, Cort was one of the Seattle-based entrepreneurs who parlayed their success in the years following the Klondike Gold Rush into an impact on America's national theater scene. While Considine and Pantages focused mainly on vaudeville, Cort focused on legitimate theater. At one time, he owned more legitimate theaters than anyone else in the United States, and he eventually became part of the New York theatrical establishment. As of 2007, his Cort Theatre remains a fixture of Broadway.
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- Born
- 1861
New York - Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Nov 17, 1929
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on July 23, 2013
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