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Curiosities of the American Stage

Chapter 9: THE SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY.
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This collection of illustrated essays surveys nineteenth-century American theatre through anecdotes, historical sketches, and biographical profiles of theatrical figures. Chapters examine popular genres and phenomena—including minstrelsy, burlesque, frontier and native-themed drama—and compile theatrical firsts, notable productions, and performance traditions. The author combines archival research with rare portraits and indexes to present curiosities, episodic histories, and practical details of staging and reception, aiming to inform collectors and playgoers rather than offer formal criticism.

 

 


THE SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY.

 

 

THE SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY.

Academy of Music, 286, 321.

Albany, N. Y., 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 122, 265.

Anthony Street Theatre, 321.

Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, 14.

Ardres, France, 178.

Astor Place Opera-house, 277, 325.

Athens, Greece, 144, 149.


Baltimore, Md., 76, 107, 229, 242, 262, 326.

Barnum’s Museum, 24.

Bartlett’s Billiard-room, 126.

Bath, England, 95.

Belair, Md., 106.

Berlin, Germany, 217.

Booth’s Theatre, 191, 250, 285, 289, 325.

Boston, Mass., 69, 75, 99, 106, 188, 200, 209, 213, 242, 273, 282, 302, 309, 329.

Boston Museum, 106.

Boston Theatre, 213.

Bowery Theatre, 102, 119, 185, 293, 305, 318.

Branch, Bowery, 126.

Broadway Theatre (Anthony St.), 76, 238-41, 242, 243, 290, 293.

Brougham’s Lyceum, 157, 164-9, 322.

Brougham’s Theatre (Twenty-fourth Street), 169, 170.

Buffalo, N. Y., 132.

Burton’s Theatre (Chambers Street), 76, 79, 129, 162, 163-4, 170, 286, 293, 321.

Burton’s Theatre (Metropolitan-Winter Garden), 136, 170, 199.


Cambridge, England, 225.

Carlton House, London, 225.

Champlain, Lake, 101.

Chappel Street Theatre, 261, 329.

Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 122.

Charleston, S. C., 261.

Chatham Theatre, 23, 124, 126, 321.

Chicago, Ill., 132.

Chios, Greece, 148.

Cincinnati, Ohio, 103, 115, 118, 119, 302.

City Hall, New York, 96.

Columbia Street Theatre, Cincinnati, 115.

Cork, Ireland, 104, 106, 229.

Cracow, 217.

Cypress Hills Cemetery, 102-3.


Daly’s Theatre (Twenty-fourth Street), 84.

Daly’s Theatre (Twenty-eighth Street), 248, 252.

Daly’s Theatre (Broadway and Thirtieth Street), 178.

Drury Lane Theatre, 93, 94, 226, 234.

Dublin, Ireland, 222, 265.

Duke’s Theatre, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, 154.


Edinburgh, Scotland, 277.

Ephesus, 148.


Federal Street Theatre, Boston, 99-100.

Fifth Avenue Hall, 136.

Fifth Avenue Theatre (Twenty-fourth Street), 173, 174, 181.

Fifth Avenue Theatre (Twenty-eighth Street), 191, 248, 251, 252.

Forrest Home, 173.

Franklin Theatre, 105.

French Theatre (Fourteenth Street), 249.

Front Street Theatre, Baltimore, 107.


Globe Theatre, Bankside, 89.

Globe Theatre, Cincinnati, 103.

Grand Opera-house, 199, 285, 289.

Green Street Theatre, Albany, N. Y., 101, 104.

Greenwich Street Theatre, 262.

Guisnes, France, 178.


Harrigan & Hart’s Theatre, 51-2, 99, 192.

Henley-on-Thames, 70.

Hoboken, N. J., 160.

Holiday Street Theatre, Baltimore, 326.

Hope Chapel (Broadway), 136.


John Street Theatre, 6, 9, 19, 94, 96, 101, 154, 262.


Keene, N. H., 44.


Laura Keene’s Theatre, 26, 182, 187, 247.

Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre (Duke’s), 154.

London, England, 58, 60, 68, 70, 75, 119, 154, 157, 225, 234, 238, 242, 258, 261, 262, 266.

Louisville, Ky., 115, 117.

Lower Brandon, Va., 70.

Lyceum Theatre (Fourteenth Street), 248, 249.


Madison Square Theatre, 136, 173, 174.

Manchester, England, 68.

Mechanics’ Hall, 132, 135, 136.

Melodeon (53 Bowery), 129, 135.

Metropolitan Hotel, 135.

Metropolitan Theatre (Winter Garden), 136, 170, 199, 297, 298.

Mobile, Ala., 182.


Nassau Street Theatre, 154.

National Theatre (Chatham Street), 188, 191, 318, 321.

National Theatre (Church Street), 233, 318, 322.

Newark, N. J., 51.

New Bowery Theatre, 24.

Newcastle, Pa., 302.

New Orleans, La., 102, 122, 192.

New Theatre (Chappel Street), 261, 329.

New York Hospital, 130.

Niagara, 80.

Niblo’s Garden Theatre, 32, 66, 68, 209, 214, 281, 286, 313, 325.

North Pearl Street Amphitheatre, Albany, N. Y., 122.


Olympic Theatre, London, 60.

Olympic Theatre, (Mitchell’s), 10, 48, 132, 157, 161-2, 321.

Olympic Theatre (Laura Keene’s), 26, 182, 187, 247.


Palmer’s Theatre (Wallack’s), 258.

Palmo’s Opera-house, 129-30, 135.

Pantheon, 204.

Paris, France, 258, 262.

Park Theatre, 9, 10, 13, 17, 19, 58, 60, 66, 96, 118-19, 123, 153, 229, 230, 237-8, 262, 265, 270, 281, 282, 322.

Philadelphia, Pa., 7, 10, 14, 20, 35, 60, 122, 242, 261, 273.

Pittsburg, Pa., 117-18.

Plattsburg, N. Y., 100-1.

Players, The, xii.

Princess’s Theatre, London, 68.


Richmond, Va., 70.

Rochester, N. Y. 32.

Rome, Italy, 144.


St. James’s Theatre, London, 242.

St. Nicholas Hotel, 51, 136.

San Francisco, Cal., 135.

Saratoga, N. Y., 138.

South Street Theatre, Philadelphia, 20.

Stadt Theatre, 305.

Star Theatre (Wallack’s), 79, 181, 238, 251.

Steinway Hall, 281.

Stoppani’s Baths, 130.

Stratford-on-Avon, 151.

Sturtevant House, 136.

Stuyvesant Institute, 69.

Swanzey, N. H., 44.


Tammany Hall (Fourteenth Street), 136.

Thalian Hall, 129.

Theatre Comique, 51, 247-8.

Theatre Royal, Bath, 95.

Toledo, Ohio, 107-8.

Tremont Street Theatre, Boston, 188.


Union Square Theatre, 251.


Vauxhall Garden, 104.


Wallack’s Theatre (Broome Street), 111, 293.

Wallack’s Theatre (Star), 79, 181, 238, 251.

Wallack’s Theatre (Palmer’s), 258.

Washington, D. C., 112.

Washington Theatre, 112.

Waverley Theatre, 178.

White’s Athenæum, 135.

Winter Garden Theatre, 80, 136, 170, 199, 281, 297, 298, 329.

Wood’s Museum, 177-8, 247-8, 285.