Question: In what city did Thomas S. Allen perform?

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Mary Cecil Allen: Mary Cecil Allen (2 September 18937 April 1962) was an Australian artist, writer and lecturer.  She lived most of her adult life in America, where she was known as Cecil Allen.  Allen initially painted landscapes and portraits in her early career, but changed to modernist styles including cubism from the 1930s.  In 1927 Allen lectured at New York City venues including the Metropolitan Museum, Columbia University and other institutions.  She was sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation.  Allen wrote two books of art criticism, "The Mirror of the Passing World" (1928) and "Painters of the Modern Mind" (1929), based on her lectures.  In 1930 she curated the first exhibition of Australian art in New York, "First Contemporary All-Australian Art Exhibition", at the Roerich Museum.  During her lectures and talks in Australia, she helped introduce the ideas of modernism to Melbourne women and artists.  After living in New York, from 1949 Allen lived in Provincetown at its art colony.  Her cubist style painting, "Sea, studio: Winter", was presented in that year.  She died in 1962, at the colony, from "sinus arrest, cause unknown" (see sinoatrial arrest).

Combination company: A combination company was a theatrical touring company which performed only one play.  Unlike repertory companies, which performed multiple plays in rotation, combination companies used more elaborate and specialized scenery in their productions.  Repertory theatre had been popular in the United States through the 19th century, and it is not clear how the combination system originated.  Combination companies contributed to the early success of Broadway theatre, as most combination companies began their tours in New York City.  Combination companies were fueled by stars.  The Star agenda or star system that had been set in place in mid 19th century America helped greatly in the development of the combination company.  The idea of celebrity was at full force and people would flock to theater houses to see their favorite stars perform.  Stars made famous in New York would travel to stock theaters and perform limited engagements there.  “The engagements of the first important stars… were rare and special events”(Poggi 4).  Audiences would come in from all over to sold out performances at playhouses and see their favorite stars.  The Stock companies would cancel their normal repertory programs for a few nights to allow for the show of the star.  The star would be supported by the local company of actors in the play, which proved to be very frustrating to them (Poggi 5).  After the star left, the company returned to its repertory schedule as per usual.  Yet annoyed by the lack of talent from regional companies, the stars began to search for companies to tour with them.  They began to tour with two or three actors, and then eventually whole companies would tour with them and they would perform a repertory of plays (Wilmeth 200-201).  This switch to companies that support the stars for the whole tour was one more step in the transition from stock companies to combination companies.

Thomas S. Allen: Thomas S. Allen (1876, Natick, Massachusetts – 1919, Boston, Massachusetts), an early figure in Tin Pan Alley, was an American vaudeville composer, manager, and violinist.

Dave Allen (boxer): David Allen (born 21 March 1992) is British professional boxer.  He has fought 16 times and his record stands at 12 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draw.  In 2016 he took on Dillian Whyte and Luis Ortiz, two of the well known names in heavyweight boxing.  On May 27, 2017, Allen took on Jamaica's Lenroy Thomas for the Commonwealth title.  Allen lost on a split decision with close scorecards reading 115-114, 114-115, 115-114 in favour of Thomas.

Dereliction of duty: Dereliction of duty is a specific offense under United States Code Title 10, Section 892, Article 92 and applies to all branches of the US military.  A service member who is derelict has willfully refused to perform his duties (or follow a given order) or has incapacitated himself in such a way that he "cannot" perform his duties.  Such incapacitation includes the person falling asleep while on duty requiring wakefulness, his getting drunk or otherwise intoxicated and consequently being unable to perform his duties, shooting himself and thus being unable to perform any duty, or his vacating his post contrary to regulations.  Article 92 also applies to service members whose acts or omissions rise to the level of criminally negligent behavior.  The first such case charged occurred during World War II, when Army Air Force Lieutenants William Sincock and Theodore Balides were court-martialed for dereliction of duty when they mistakenly dropped bombs on Zürich, a city of Switzerland, which was a neutral country during that war.  Both men were later acquitted.

Tin Pan Alley: Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century.  The name originally referred to a specific place: West 28th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Manhattan, and a plaque exists (see below) on the sidewalk on 28th Street between Broadway and Sixth commemorates it.

Calhoun Allen: Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr. (February 8, 1921 – February 23, 1991), was a two-term Democratic mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, the state's third largest city.  From 1962-1970, he was the municipal public utilities commissioner.  He also served some two months as a "District B" city council member after his election in the fall of 1990.  The racially moderate Allen presided over a formerly segregated Shreveport, but there was much unrest in the black community during his tenure.  Public Safety Commissioner George W. D'Artois had resigned in a swirl of corruption accusations though none reached directly to Allen.  By the end of Allen's tenure, City Hall controversies produced a sense of stagnation even though Allen had worked for industrial development and public works projects, one of which bears his name.

Thomas B. Allen (author): Thomas B. Allen (born 1929) is an American author and historian.  He resides in Bethesda, Maryland.  He is also the father of science fiction writer Roger MacBride Allen.  Allen is a contributing editor to "National Geographic".  Allen has co-authored numerous books with Norman Polmar.  He has also written numerous mystery novels.

The Great Unknown Tour: The Great Unknown Tour is the fourth concert tour by American recording artist, Rob Thomas.  Beginning June 2015, the tour will support his third studio album, "The Great Unknown".  The tour will predominately perform in the United States and Canada, with performances in theaters and amphitheaters.  Thomas will also perform at music festivals during the summer.

Allen Road: William R. Allen Road, also known as Allen Road and The Allen is a short expressway, super-4 expressway, and arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  It starts as a controlled-access expressway at Eglinton Avenue West north to Transit Road, then continues as a super-4 expressway north to De Boers Drive, and afterwards continues as an arterial road north to Kennard Avenue, where it continues north as the northern portion of Dufferin Street.  Allen Road is named after late Metro Toronto Chairman William R. Allen and is maintained by the City of Toronto.  Landmarks along the road include the Lawrence Heights housing project, Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Downsview Park (formerly CFB Downsview).  A section of the Toronto subway Line 1 Yonge–University is located within its median from Eglinton Avenue to north of Wilson Avenue.

Supporting paragraphs: Thomas S. Allen Tin Pan Alley
Answer: New York City