Glenview in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Tennessee Williams’ First Play
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is July 12, 1835.
Location. 35° 6.634′ N, 90° 0.17′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Glenview. Marker is on Glenview Avenue just east of Oaklawn Street, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1780 Glenview Avenue, Memphis TN 38114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Memphis 13/Rozelle Elementary School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas Moss ~ Calvin McDowell ~ William Henry Stewart (approx. 0.6 miles away); Zion Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Chew C. Sawyer (approx. 0.7 miles away); Johnny Cash's First Performance / Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two (approx. 0.8 miles away); Johnny Cash (approx. 0.8 miles away); G. P. Hamilton (approx. 0.9 miles away); John B. Weatherall (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.
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Also see . . . Tennessee Williams - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 21, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Additional commentary.
1. Arthur Scharff, Director of Tennessee Williams first produced play
Arthur Scharff was the son of Abe Scharff who owned a dry cleaning business in Memphis in the 1930s. Arthur preformed in many Memphis productions of the time. His father, Abe Scharff was a world traveler and wrote at least one book entitled "Peruvian Rambles." during one of trips to the Amazon, he collected a human shrunken head. That head is now on display at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum.
— Submitted August 20, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,041 times since then and 66 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week July 11, 2021. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. 4. submitted on July 2, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.