On August 4, 1924, the new Lobero Theatre was finally opened with the off-Broadway premiere of an audacious play about a dream called Beggar on Horseback. It was an appropriate...
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The annual Santa Barbara Fiesta play which debuted at the Lobero Theatre on August 1, 1939 was especially rich in pageantry and drama. 20 singing señoritas filled the entrance loggia...
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On Wednesday evening, July 30, 1941 Hollywood paparazzi and autograph seekers swarmed the entrance to the Lobero Theatre. A live radio broadcast corralled celebrities for sound bite interviews in the...
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On July 28, 1970, American classical pianist Jerome Lowenthal first appeared under the spotlight on the Lobero stage. 50 years and exactly 100 glorious Lobero concerts later (yes, we counted),...
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On July 27, 1964, the actress Ethel Waters mesmerized an opening-night Lobero audience by reprising her Broadway award-winning performance in the Carson McCullers play The Member of the Wedding. Waters...
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On July 23, 1942, just seven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II, the Lobero stage was the setting...
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Arlington Financial Advisors supports more than 30 local non-profits and the Lobero Theatre is lucky enough to be among the ranks of organizations that receive support from this independent firm....
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From July 14 to 19, 1948, Lobero Theatre audiences were treated to an enthralling portrayal of one of the great tragic figures of American literature – the character of Lennie...
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On July 12, 1887, an audience at Lobero’s Theatre was astounded by gravity-defying feats of acrobatics provided by the visiting Oura Japanese Troupe. Proclaimed to be “Direct From the Court...
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Comedian Richard Pryor brought his raw and unfiltered act to the Lobero Theatre on the night of July 9, 1971. The sold-out, tightly-packed audience roared with laughter- sometimes nervously. Due...
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