Haymarket Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)

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]

Works performed

Isaac Bickerstaffe's "The Padlock"^[4]
Samuel Birch's "The Adopted Child"^[5]^[6]
William Hill Brown's "West Point Preserved"^[2]
John Daly Burk's "Bunker-Hill; or, the Death of General Warren"^[1]^[7]
Susanna Centlivre's "The Ghost"^[4]
James Cobb's "The Siege of Belgrade"^[8]^[9]
George Colman's "Inkle and Yarico"^[4]
Richard Cumberland's "Note of Hand"^[10]
Charles Dibdin's "The Quaker"; "The Waterman"^[4]
David Everett's "Daranzel; or, the Persian Patriot"^[1]
George Farquhar's "The Recruiting Officer"^[11]
Henry Fielding's "The Mock Doctor"^[12]
David Garrick's "The Lying Valet"^[4]
Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer"^[12]
John Hodgkinson's "The Launch, or, Huzza for the Constitution"^[2]
Elizabeth Inchbald's "Married Man";^[13] "Animal Magnetism;" "Child of Nature"^[4]
Robert Jephson's "Two Strings to Your Bow"^[14]
Hugh Kelly's "Romance of an Hour"^[4]
Kotzebue's "The stranger; or, Misanthropy and repentance"^[15]
Nathaniel Lee's "Alexander the Great"^[4]
Thomas Morton's "Way to Get Married"^[4]
Arthur Murphy's "Old Maid"^[8]
John O'Keeffe's "The Young Quaker";^[16] "Agreeable Surprise;" "Son in Law"^[4]
Walley Chamberlain Oulton's "All in Good Humour"^[4]^[17]
William Preston's "Death of Louis XVI"^[4]^[18]
Frederick Reynolds' "Cheap Living"^[19]
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The School for Scandal"^[4]
Royall Tyler's "A Georgia Spec; or, Land in the Moon"^[1]
"The Boston Balloon; or, a Supposed Flight from the Beacon-Hill" ("localized from the celebrated farce written by Mrs. Inchbald, of Mogul Tale")^[20]
"The Village Lawyer"^[19]
"Washington, or Memorable Era of 1776"^[21]

Performers

Mrs. Allen^[4]
Mr. Amean^[4]
Mr. Barrett^[4]
Mrs. Barrett^[4]
Mr. Borier^[4]
Mr. Bowen^[4]
Mrs. Brett^[4]
Miss Broadhurst^[4]
Mr. Clough^[4]
Mr. Cunnington^[4]
Mr. Dickenson^[4]
Mr. Dubois^[4]
Mr. Fawcett^[4]
Mons. Francisqui (or Francisquy)^[4]
Mrs. Harper^[4]
Miss Harrison^[4]
Mr. Hodgkinson^[4]
Mrs. Hodgkinson^[4]
Mr. Hughes^[4]
Mrs. Hughes^[4]
Miss Gowen^[4]
Mr. Kenny ^[4]
Mrs. King^[4]
Mr. Lege^[4]
Madame Lege^[4]
Mr. Marriott^[4]
Mrs. Pick^[4]
Mr. S. Powell^[4]
Mrs. S. Powell^[4]
Mr. Sevens^[4]
Master Shaffer^[4]
Mr. Simpson^[4]
Mrs. Simpson^[4]
Mr. Smith^[4]
Mr. Spinacuta^[4]
Mr. Sprague^[4]
Mr. Taylor^[4]
Mr. Turnbull^[4]
Mr. Val^[4]
Madame Val^[4]
Mr. Villiers^[4]
Eleanor Westray (later Mrs. Darley)^[4]
Elizabeth Westray (later Mrs. Villiers and Mrs. Twaits)^[4]
David Williamson ^[4]
Mr. Wilson^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Don Wilmeth and Christopher Bigsby, eds. The Cambridge history of American theatre, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 1998; p.53.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Richard Stoddard. The Haymarket Theatre, Boston. Educational Theatre Journal, Vol.27, No.1, March 1975; p.63.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf George Oberkirsh Seilhamer. History of the American Theatre: New foundations. Philadelphia: Globe Printing House, 1891
^ 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.
^ WorldCat Samuel Birch
^ WorldCat John Daly Burk
^ ^a ^b Massachusetts Mercury; 08-22-1797
^ WorldCat James Cobb
^ Advertisement: "Hay Market Theatre. Mr. Villiers' night ... On Wednesday evening, April 25, 1798"
^ Boston Gazette, and Weekly Republican Journal; 04-02-1798
^ ^a ^b Columbian Centinel, 10-04-1800
^ 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"
^ Boston Gazette, and Weekly Republican Journal; 08-14-1797
^ 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.")
^ 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")
^ WorldCat Walley Chamberlain Oulton
^ WorldCat William Preston
^ ^a ^b Columbian Centinel; 05-01-1799
^ Boston Price Current and Marine Intelligencer; 07-31-1797
^ Massachusetts Mercury; 07-02-1799

External links

Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library. Early American playbills: Guide; includes playbills from the Hay-Market Theatre

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