Future Seasons (Research Projects)
of Playhouse of American Classics (PAC)

Bringing some of America’s best plays to the stage is often a lengthy trip. Most of our country’s plays from before the 40’s were three or more hours long, had enormous casts, sets, and costumes. All these items place these fine plays outside the financial perimeters of most of today’s theaters. In order for PAC to produce these plays, they often have to be retyped and edited down to a two-hour length. Actors are double cast to play multiple characters and sets are suggested, rather than created in their entirety. The emphasis is always on the play and the story it has to tell.

That is why PAC’s alliance with the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society is so important. There is a history connection between the two organizations as each tries to capture the story of America’s past in order to look at its present and future.

Finding and reviving lost plays is a part of PAC’s mission. We are currently working on reviving two plays:

A Trip To Buffalo by Harry B. Marshall and William Loraine.

Originally written for the 1901 Pan American Exhibition, this vaudeville romp follows the antics of three “ambassadors” whose mission is to invite the Sultan of Turkey to the Pan Am Exposition.

Captain Jinks of The Horse Marines by Clyde Fitch.

Also produced in 1901, this romantic comedy first brought the 21-year-old Ethel Barrymore to prominence.

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