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The Silent Era – The Caffe Cino Before Decor » chairssharp

LEIGH DEAN and RICHARD SMITHIES in Ionesco's The Chairs, Caffe Cino, dated 1962. RICHARD, a novelist and singer as well, played in and/or directed a number of classics at the Cino through 1964, as well as new work by DAVID STARKWEATHER.

LEIGH DEAN and RICHARD SMITHIES in Ionesco’s The Chairs, Caffe Cino, dated 1962. RICHARD, a novelist and singer as well, played in and/or directed a number of classics at the Cino through 1964, as well as new work by DAVID STARKWEATHER.

LEIGH DEAN and RICHARD SMITHIES in Ionesco’s The Chairs, Caffe Cino, dated 1962. RICHARD, a novelist and singer as well, played in and/or directed a number of classics at the Cino through 1964, as well as new work by DAVID STARKWEATHER.

BOB COSTA, ELIZABETH SHANKLIN, and MOLETTA REAGAN in a popular "No Exit." BOB DAHDAH says "No Exit" was his first production at the Cino in 1960, but JOE CINO is credited with directing a version in 1963, with some of these players. SEE Village Voice review of Dahdah's production (the first Cino review in the Voice) HERE.
"Silent Era" shows were often repeated. BOB DAHDAH first directed RON COLBY's Episode in 1962, and J.D. Salinger's At War with the Eskimos in 1960, but here's GARY HAYNES in 1963 revivals of both (with JOE DAVIES who directed the Episode revival). Photos courtesy Gary Haynes. RON COLBY adds in an e-mail, Mar. 25, 2009: “JOE DAVIES played the lead in my play "Episode," at the Cino, and then against my wishes took it over to the then-fledgling La Mama, because he couldn't get enough. “ READ "Episode" HERE.
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