London theatreland can serve up a classy cocktail, so why does New York abstain when it comes to booze on " and off " Broadway?The Drunkard, a melodrama that debuted in New York in 1844, was once the most popular play in America. Like an upended keg, it ran and ran. But it preached temperance " and so, it seems, do most New York theatres. They don't ban alcohol outright, but by serving it at such high prices, in such…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AM on August 4, 2011