Haymarket Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)

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Haymarket Theatre, Boston, ca.1800

The Haymarket Theatre (1796-1803) or Hay-Market Theatre was a theatre in late-18th century Boston, Massachusetts. [1] Organized by Charles Stuart Powell, it occupied a large, wooden building "opposite the Mall on Common (later Tremont) Street, near Hatch's Tavern." [2] In addition to dramatic plays, the theatre presented some 62 musical entertainments during its first 5 years. [3] The Haymarket "was seldom used after 1800, and on March 3, 1803, it was offered for sale at auction on the condition that it be removed in 60 days." [2]

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Works performed

View of Tremont St. in Boston, showing Haymarket Theatre, ca.1796 HatchTavern HaymarketTheatre Boston Drake1917.png
View of Tremont St. in Boston, showing Haymarket Theatre, ca.1796

Performers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Don Wilmeth and Christopher Bigsby, eds. The Cambridge history of American theatre, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 1998; p.53.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Richard Stoddard. The Haymarket Theatre, Boston. Educational Theatre Journal, Vol.27, No.1, March 1975; p.63.
  3. ↑ Susan L. Porter. English-American Interaction in American Musical Theater at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century. American Music, Vol. 4, No. 1, British-American Musical Interactions (Spring, 1986); p.11.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 George Oberkirsh Seilhamer. History of the American Theatre: New foundations. Philadelphia: Globe Printing House, 1891
  5. ↑ Samuel Birch. The adopted child, : a musical drama, in two acts. As performed at the Hay-Makket [sic] Theatre, Boston. Boston: : Printed by B. Edes, Jun. for John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1798.
  6. ↑ WorldCat Samuel Birch
  7. ↑ WorldCat John Daly Burk
  8. 1 2 Massachusetts Mercury; 08-22-1797
  9. ↑ WorldCat James Cobb
  10. ↑ Advertisement: "Hay Market Theatre. Mr. Villiers' night ... On Wednesday evening, April 25, 1798"
  11. ↑ Boston Gazette, and Weekly Republican Journal; 04-02-1798
  12. 1 2 Columbian Centinel, 10-04-1800
  13. ↑ Advertisement: "Hay Market Theatre. Mr. Villiers' night ... On Wednesday evening, April 25, 1798 ... The married man, or, A school for husbands. ... To which will be added ... the Descent of Apollo. ... the evening will conclude with a farce ... called, The note of hand, or, A lesson for gamesters"
  14. ↑ Boston Gazette, and Weekly Republican Journal; 08-14-1797
  15. ↑ Early American imprints. First series ; no. 48806. ("Hay-Market Theatre : On Monday evening, May 27th, 1799, will be presented (for the last time) the celebrated drama of The stranger; or, Misanthropy and repentance. Translated from the German of Kotesbue [sic]. ... : To which will be added (never performed in Boston) a comedy in 2 acts, called the Wandering Jew; or Love's masquerade.")
  16. ↑ Early American imprints. First series ; no. 48066 ("Hay-Market Theatre. On Friday evening, September 15th, '97 : Will be presented, a comedy, called, The young Quaker; or, The fair American. ... To which will be added ... Don Juan; or, The libertine destroyed")
  17. ↑ WorldCat Walley Chamberlain Oulton
  18. ↑ WorldCat William Preston
  19. 1 2 Columbian Centinel; 05-01-1799
  20. ↑ Boston Price Current and Marine Intelligencer; 07-31-1797
  21. ↑ Massachusetts Mercury; 07-02-1799

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