A Brief History of Washington Theaters
A compact survey traces Washington stage history from early theaters in the Blodgett Hotel era through Copp’s Saloon and the Canterbury Hall to the National, Grove and Ford’s theaters. It notes fires, rebuilds, renamed houses, and famed performers while contrasting past rough venues with today’s thriving capital show towns and national audience appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Asworth
States Theater
Blodgett
E Strest
Sévanth
Eighth Streets
Tt Wad
Mga
Congress
National Intelligencer
Washington Theater
Copp
Leonard Grover
Willam
Sinn
Canterbury “Hall
Hla
First National Theater
Pennsylvania Avenue
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Grove
Janary
Maggie Mitchel
Buroe
Oper
Mme, Rhea
Odeon
Perinaylvania Avenue
TMS
Gdeon
F. Brown
F. Nichols
Adelphi Theater
Iron’ Hall
Pennsylvania
Mme. Gontaz
Charles Howard
Risley & Goodall’s
Warlette
Ford's
Parson Brown's Church
Tenth Street
Laure
Keene
War Department
Covernment
Olympic Music Hat
Ninth Street
Louisiana Avenae
Gymnasium
Joe Jefferson
Rip van Wake
Opera House
Ford’s “Opera
Harris’ Bijou
Empire Theater
Majestic Theater
Academy of Music
Lincoln Hall
Herzuga Museum
Jennie Kimball Opera Company
Ndms
Herzog's
Ninth Street Opera House
Tolacoin Music Hall
The
Chane
Albaugh
Grand Opera House
Himma Abbott Opera Company
Burke & Chase
the Columbia
New Muale Hall
Souse
Forrest
Columbia Theater
Gayely
Burlesque House
Rinn
Stair& Havin
Chase
Thater
Mr. Chase
Gayety
Lyceum
Majestic
Laughlin
Georgetown
John Bull
Miss Wheatly
James Warlack
Johm Reeve
Jim
Ganga
Mr. Abbott
George Vanderhoff
Farren
Kate and
Hllen Bateman
John B. Owens
Gusrles Pitt
Coshman
Guy Mannering
Europe
Charlotte the
Dotra ‘Maconth
United States ‘Marines
Reese
Messra
Pentina and
Reeside
National Hall
National Theater
Jenny Lind
Senate
Dante Webster
Henry Clay
Scott
United States Supreme Court
George Town
United States of America
B. H. Sothern
Julia, Marlowe
David Warfeld
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