John Street Theatre

Our theatres to-day and yesterday (1913) (14579859219)

John Street Theatre var den första permanenta teatern i staden New York i USA, och en av de första i USA. Den öppnade 1767 och var aktiv fram till 1798, då den ersattes av Park Theatre (1798-1848).

Teatern uppfördes av Old American Company, från 1752 det första professionella teatersällskapet i USA, som uppförde flera teaterhus att uppträda i under sina turnéer, och John Street Theatre var den byggnad de uppträdde i under sina vistelser i New York. När det grundades blev det den andra teatern i USA, efter Southwark Theatre i Philadelphia, som hade grundats av Old American Company året före.

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Identifier: ourtheatrestoday00dimm (find matches)
Title: Our theatres to-day and yesterday
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Dimmick, Ruth Crosby
Subjects: Theater -- New York (State) New York
Publisher: New York : The H.K. Fly Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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wood and was painted red. It 16 OUR THEATRES TO DAY AND YESTERDAY. DESCRIPTION OF JOHN STREET THEATRE. had two rows of boxes and a pit and gallery. The capacity ofthe house was about $800. The stage was large enough to ac-commodate all the requirements of that era, and the dressingrooms and green room were in a shed adjacent to the mainbuilding. Toward the close of 67 an Indian delegation from South Car-olina, comprising the famous Attakullakulla or the Little Car-penter, and the Raven King of Tcogoloo, with six other chiefs,visited this theatre and, in order to meet the tastes of theiruntutored minds, a pantomime was substituted for the Oracle,which had been announced for the afterpiece for the evening.At the conclusion of the performance, the warriors, being desir-ous of making some return for the friendly reception and civili-ties they had received, offered to entertain the public with a warda -ce. Their offer was accepted, and their dance was given onthe stage after the pantomime.
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