MATTY: an evening with Christy Mathewson

Santa Monica Playhouse presents a special weekend of Eddie Frierson’s internationally acclaimed “MATTY: An evening with Christie Mathewson,” for all ages. What better way to gear up for Little League World Series as the baseball season shifts into high gear for the final stretch. Written and performed by Eddie Frierson and directed by Kerrigan Mahan, the evening includes a post-show sodas-and-Cracker-Jacks reception with Mr. Frierson.

“MATTY” is the life story of Christy Mathewson, legendary hall-of-fame pitcher for the New York Giants (1900 to 1916), gentleman, philosopher and first true American hero who inspired a whole generation of fans to make baseball America’s pastime. Besides his ballpark records, still among the most impressive ever posted, he was an author of books for boys, toured in vaudeville, made a motion picture, and was a war hero, a coach, a sportswriter and very likely the first major sports figure to be a product spokesperson.