Tremont Theatre (Boston, Mass.) drama and receipt records
Overview
Manuscript transcript copies of receipt books and drama records of the Tremont Theatre (1827–1843) of Boston, Massachusetts.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)These records all appear to be manuscript transcripts of original records. All items are in the same unidentified manuscript hand. They cover the time period of 1834-1843, but it is not known when the transcripts were created or by whom.
Biographical / Historical
The Tremont Theatre (1827–1843) on 88 Tremont Street was a playhouse in Boston, Masschusetts. The Tremont never turned a profit during its 16-year life. On December 28, 1843, the Free Church Baptists bought the theater and renamed it the Tremont Temple. The building burned in 1852, and bore no relationship to the later theater of the same name.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title, then chronologically.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No accession number. Source and date unknown.
General note
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
- Title
- Tremont Theatre (Boston, Mass.). Tremont Theatre (Boston, Mass.) drama and receipt records, undated: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02251
Repository Details
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