Opened in 1940 and owned by Lou Walters, father of Barbara Walters, the Latin Quarter was a mid-century mecca for big-named entertainers who performed for winter crowds of tourists and celebrities arriving in Miami Beach each December.
1940s
1956
On January 3, 1956, The Coconut Grove Playhouse re-opened with a the US Premier of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
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On January 16, 1956, Tennessee Williams staged a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Coconut Grove Theatre. The play tells the story of the clash between cultures and classes in the American South through two main characters, Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowlaski. The cast for this staging, including, Tallulah Bankhead as Blanche DuBois, rehearsed at the theatre under the direction of Herbert Machiz and guidance from Williams.As tensions rose between Williams and the cast, especially Bankhead, Williams left Miami for sojourns to Key West and Havana.The play was staged at the Playhouse for only a month before moving to New York City.
On January 16, 1956, Tennessee Williams staged a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Coconut Grove Theatre. The play tells the story of the clash between cultures and classes in the American South through two main characters, Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowlaski. The cast for this staging, including, Tallulah Bankhead as Blanche DuBois, rehearsed at the theatre under the direction of Herbert Machiz and guidance from Williams.As tensions rose between Williams and the cast, especially Bankhead, Williams left Miami for sojourns to Key West and Havana.The play was staged at the Playhouse for only a month before moving to New York City.
