Theatre in Nassau Street
New York, NY
Venue Info
Built:
1732
Venue Status:
Status unknown
Seating Capacity:
280
Location Info
64-66 Nassau Street, between Maiden Lane and John St.New York, NY Find on Google
Other Names
- Theatre in Nassau Street (date not entered yet)
Trivia & History
The site of the first documented performance of a musical in New York, The Beggar's Opera in 1750.
According to Mary Henderson in Theater in America: 200 Years of Plays, Players and Productions, the Theatre on Nassau Street "...may have been either a warehouse or a brewery (or both). . . probably fitted up with a stage at one end, benches in front of it, and a raised gallery at the rear for common folk. Murray and Kean made a significant addition to their New York playhouse – they added boxes along the side walls, not only to increase the seating (a sign that they attained a moderate success) but also to provide a special place for the elite of the city."
Believed to have been New York's first formal theatre although very little documentation on the building exists. No depictions of it are known to survive.
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