Broadway Scenes Remembered: George Abbott a Masterful Theatre Artist, Part I
…the town of Hamburg, located in Erie County. Abbott graduated from Hamburg High School in 1907. The then attended the University of Rochester. It was at that time that he wrote his first play. Entitled Perfectly Harmless, it was produced by the University Dramatic Club. In 1911, he graduated from the university. Right after that, he made a decision that would have a major impact on his career. Harvard University Abbott took Baker’s Workshop 47 and…