Theatre Comique (Boston)

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Theatre Comique (1865–1869) of Boston, Massachusetts, was located at no. 240 Washington Street.[1][2] Personnel included Jason Wentworth,[3] William H. Crisp, James S. Maffitt,[4] George Maffitt,[5] B.F. Lowell, Wm. H. Daly, orchestra leader Aug. Muller, and maitre de ballet Signor Constantine.[6] Among the performances: slack rope and acrobatics by Martini Chiriski and the Levantine Brothers;[7] Mlle. Augusta, danseuse;[8] "Aladdin" with Kate Pennoyer and W.H. Bartholomew; dancing by Betty Regl; Snow Brothers (William and Benjamin Snow); Morlacchi Ballet Troupe; Wilson Brothers (Louis and George Wilson); Ada Harland; and Jarrett & Palmer's "Forty Thieves."[6] It occupied the building formerly known as Andrews Hall, Barnum's Aquarial Gardens, and the Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens.[9][10] In 1869 the theatre was renamed the "Adelphi Theatre."[9][11]

Images

  • 1869 Theatre Comique Nanitz map Boston detail BPL10490.png

    Detail of 1869 map of Boston, showing Theatre Comique on Central Court, off Washington Street

  • 1865 TheatreComique BostonEveningTranscript Nov8.png

    Advertisement, 1865

  • James S Maffitt USA.png

    Portrait of actor James S. Maffitt, affiliated with the theatre

References

  1. ↑ Boston Almanac. 1867
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Boston Evening Transcript, Oct. 27, 1865
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Stagehand George Maffitt fell from the rafters to his death during a performance. (Pomeroy's Democrat (Chicago), Jan. 6, 1869)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1
  7. ↑ New York Herald, Nov. 5, 1865
  8. ↑ Pomeroy's Democrat (Chicago), Jan. 6, 1869
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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