Theater

stetsonjohnjrtheater

Stetson Scoops the Coburn-McCoole Fight Outcome [published Apr. 25, 1880]

jpkntz August 5, 2023

…The leading newspapers of New York and other cities...

markhampauline

The Blonde Fever [published Oct. 2, 1880]

jpkntz August 4, 2023

Why, the blonde fever in New York was as...

johnstreettheater

The Earliest Theaters in New York [published Dec. 2, 1883]

jpkntz August 2, 2023

The theatre seems to be the oldest institution...

tonypastor1

Tony Pastor, Leading Light of Vaudeville [published Mar. 15, 1885]

jpkntz July 28, 2023

CAUTION: The newspaper column below, reprinted from the New...

yiddish3

The Very First Yiddish Theater in New York? [published Nov. 16, 1884]

jpkntz July 27, 2023

Strollin’ down the Bowery recently, and bein’ in...

bowerytheatrefirst

Too Many Toasts for Junius Booth, Actor [published Nov. 23, 1884]

jpkntz July 24, 2023

Somehow, it has struck me forcibly of late...

Lewis_Hallam_Jr

Harry Meets Henry Irving; The Hallam Brothers Bring Theater to America [published Oct. 28, 1883]

jpkntz July 19, 2023

I “dropped in” at the Star Theatre on...

winanschanfrau

The “Sawdust House” and Rival “The Nag’s Head” Saloons [published Nov. 23, 1884]

jpkntz July 14, 2023

I was reminded by an old rounder the...

elton

Actorsville [published Jan. 25, 1885]

jpkntz July 7, 2023

About twenty years ago a hotel was erected,...