A.H. Andrews Company manufactured seating at Iroquois Theater

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A.H. Andrews was a major supplier of comercial furniture

This advertisement from A.H. Andrews Co. appeared in the deluxe Iroquois Theater souvenir program distributed at the grand opening of the Iroquois Theater on November 23, 1903.  Iroquois management produced the program with a softcover for general distribution and with a hardcover for VIP guests at the grand opening.  The program offered more than a cast and scene list.  It also provided a 33-page history about drama and theaters in Chicago and details about every aspect of the Iroquois structure. 

It is likely Iroquois manager Will J. Davis persuaded the Andrews Company to discount the cost of the seating contract a bit in exchange for the endorsment-type advertisement.  In addition to theater seating, Andrews produced classroom and library furniture, as well as twisted wire furniture for ice cream parlors.  Alfred H. Andrews founded the company in 1865.

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