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The Federal Street Theatre (1793–1852), also known as the Boston Theatre,〔Boston Directory. 1823.〕 was located at the corner of Federal and Franklin streets in Boston, Massachusetts. It was "the first building erected purposely for theatrical entertainments in the town of Boston."〔Thomas Pemberton. "A Topographical and Historical Description of Boston, 1794." Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1st ser., III (1794, reprinted 1810), 255-56. Quoted in Stoddard. 1970; p.191.〕 ==History== The original building〔"Architectural Description of the Boston Theatre." Federal Orrery (Boston) 11-10-1794〕 was designed by Charles Bulfinch. It was "the first professionally designed American theater by a native architect."〔Stoddard. 1970〕 It occupied land formerly owned by Thomas Brattle, Edward H. Robbins and William Tudor.〔 In 1798 fire destroyed the theatre; it was rebuilt the same year. The second building existed through 1852.〔 Management included Charles S. Powell (1794–1795); John Steel Tyler (1795–1796); John Hodgkinson (1795–1796); John Brown Williamson (1796–1797); John Sollee (1797); Giles Leonard Barrett (ca.1798); Joseph Harper (ca.1798).〔〔Elias Nason. (A Memoir of Mrs. Susanna Rowson ). NY: Munsell, 1870.〕 Musicians affiliated with the theatre included Trille La Barre; Peter Von Hagen Sr.; R. Leaumont; and Gottlieb Graupner.〔H. Earle Johnson. The Musical Von Hagens. New England Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Mar., 1943); p.112.〕 Scene painters included Christian Gullager (1793–1797).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Federal Street Theatre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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