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Feb 5, 2013 · Members have included John Barrymore, Cary Grant, Tommy Lee Jones, Gregory Peck, Kevin Spacey, George Kaufman, Angela Lansbury, Liza Minelli, Ethan Hawke, Jimmy Fallon, and many others.
The Players is the oldest New York City membership club still in its original home. In recent years, the club has experienced its most significant growth in generations, while preserving its tradition of convivial, easygoing friendships among its arts-loving members.
It is reportedly the oldest club in its original clubhouse [4] and was named a National Historic Landmark in 1962. [2] [3] [5] The Players serves as a social club but is also a repository of American and British theatre history, memorabilia, and theatrical artifacts.
In May 1888, he paid $75,000 to purchase the house at 16 Gramercy Park South in New York City that had been built in 1847 for banker Elihu Townsend. Booth's vision now had a home. The name, The Players, was suggested by author Thomas Bailey Aldrich, after one of the lines from Jacques' speech in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Booth and fifteen ...
May 25, 2016 · The Players: A Look Inside One Of New York's Oldest & Most Theatrical Social Clubs. As if New York isn't already filled with the most challenging social scene to break into, it's also home to some ...
Feb 16, 2016 · Founded in 1888 the club has been the home base of New York City’s theater and performing arts elite, and the patrons that admire them. Edwin Booth, superstar of the stage and brother of infamous John Wilkes Booth, brought together the best and brightest of his day.
3 days ago · In the decades since, other boldface names like James Cagney, Sidney Poitier, Mary Tyler Moore, Leontyne Price, and Ethan Hawke have joined the roster. As a membership club, only...
