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Mission
Ten Chimneys Foundation’s Mission
- Preserve and Share the buildings, furnishings, collections, and grounds of a national treasure – Ten Chimneys, the estate created by Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
- Serve as a continuing resource and powerful inspiration for theatre, the arts, and the art of living.
- Offer public programs consistent with the Lunts’ varied interests and core values, while maintaining the integrity and intimacy of this extraordinary estate.
Ten Chimneys is a National Historic Landmark, a “Save America’s Treasures” project site, and is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. Ten Chimneys is owned by the non-profit 501(C)3 organization Ten Chimneys Foundation, Inc.
“120 Years of Broadway” at Ten Chimneys
June 08, 2009
On June 6th, Ten Chimneys welcomed renowned New York theatre critic, Leonard Jacobs, as part of our popular CONVERSATIONS AT TEN CHIMNEYS lecture series. Inspired by the legendary conversations around Alfred and Lynn’s dining room table, each national-caliber “Conversation” offered guests a meaningful connection to theatre, the Lunts, and the themes and values of Ten Chimneys.
Mr. Jacobs continued this tradition as he shared never-before-published photographs and engaging anecdotes drawn from his best-selling new book, Historic Photos of Broadway. His Conversation showcased images of the world’s most celebrated theatrical community, including the Lunts’ 45 years on the Great White Way, and offered a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse at 120 years of Broadway’s most iconic legends.
Mr. Jacobs is currently “blending art and politics” for the Clyde Fitch Report (clydefitchreport.com), a Web site he founded in 2006. He is the founding editor of theatermania.com, first-string critic for the New York Press, and the former national theatre editor for Backstage, the trade brand for American actors. Mr. Jacobs is deeply rooted in the theatre community; he is a Tony voter, chairs the New York Innovative Theatre Awards, adjudicates for the New York International Fringe Festival and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and teaches at the O’Neill’s National Critics Institute.
Top of PagePublic Programs News
- 01/03/12–“Music in the Drawing Room” with John Eaton, April 19th-21st
- 08/01/11–Olympia Dukakis Presents Two Public Programs at Ten Chimneys, July 29-30
- 05/03/11–Play Reading at Ten Chimneys: “Chekhov: Two Hours, Four Plays”
- 05/02/11–Christine Ebersole and Edward Hibbert Sing Noël Coward at Ten Chimneys
- 08/31/10–Noël Coward Short Plays Revived at Ten Chimneys
- 08/19/10–Rarely Produced Short Plays by Noël Coward to be Featured at Ten Chimneys
- 06/28/10–Concluding Presentation of the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program ~ Saturday, July 17 ~ 8:00pm
- 04/10/10–Ten Chimneys Welcomes Dick Van Patten
- 03/22/10–Ten Chimneys and The Milwaukee Rep Present “Pygmalion”
- 01/11/10–Mark Your Calendar: Ten Chimneys Foundation’s 2010 Public Programs
- 11/18/09–Author Linda Mutschler Shares the “Fast Track to Fine Dining”
- 10/13/09–This Fall At Ten Chimneys
- 10/06/09–Noël Coward’s Riotous Masterpiece “Hay Fever” Charms Ten Chimneys
- 09/01/09–Ten Chimneys and The Milwaukee Rep Present “The Play’s the Thing”
- 06/08/09–Two Public Programs with 2009 Master Teacher, Lynn Redgrave
- 06/08/09–“120 Years of Broadway” at Ten Chimneys
- 05/05/09–Ten Chimneys and The Milwaukee Rep Present “Idiot’s Delight”
- 04/20/09–KT Sullivan Delights During Music in the Drawing Room
- 04/13/09–Spring 2009 Public Programs At-A-Glance
- 03/24/09–“Blithe Spirit” Play Reading
- 08/08/08–Fall 2008 Public Programs At-A-Glance
- 11/05/07–Robert Osborne’s “Conversation at Ten Chimneys” Garners Record Audience
- 10/22/07–“Present Laughter” Play Reading
- 09/24/07–“The Country Cousin” Play Reading
- 04/30/07–“The Visit” Play Reading
- 03/26/07–“Doctor’s Dilemma” Play Reading
- Ten Chimneys News Room
