By: Samuel L. Leiter (No. 27 in the series) May 23 was a rather lonely date in the annals of New York theater during the 1920s. Apart from the second of two revivals of Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, which opened at the Masque Theatre for 16 performances in 1927, only one show used the May 23 slot, but it was a doozy. I'm referring to Anne Nichols's surprisingly popular comedy about religious intermarriage, Abie'…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:00AM on May 22, 2021