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The Haymarket Theatre (1796-1803) or Hay-Market Theatre was a theatre in late-18th century Boston, Massachusetts.〔Don Wilmeth and Christopher Bigsby, eds. The Cambridge history of American theatre, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 1998; p.53.〕 Organized by Charles Stuart Powell, it occupied a large, wooden building "opposite the Mall on Common (later Tremont) Street, near Hatch's Tavern."〔Richard Stoddard. The Haymarket Theatre, Boston. Educational Theatre Journal, Vol.27, No.1, March 1975; p.63.〕 In addition to dramatic plays, the theatre presented some 62 musical entertainments during its first 5 years.〔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.〕 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."〔 ==Works performed== * Isaac Bickerstaffe's "The Padlock"〔George Oberkirsh Seilhamer. (History of the American Theatre ): New foundations. Philadelphia: Globe Printing House, 1891〕 * Samuel Birch's "The Adopted Child"〔Samuel Birch. The adopted child, : a musical drama, in two acts. As performed at the Hay-Makket () Theatre, Boston. Boston: : Printed by B. Edes, Jun. for John West, no. 75, Cornhill, 1798.〕〔WorldCat (Samuel Birch )〕 * William Hill Brown's "West Point Preserved"〔 * John Daly Burk's "Bunker-Hill; or, the Death of General Warren"〔〔(WorldCat ) John Daly Burk〕 * Susanna Centlivre's "The Ghost"〔 * James Cobb's "The Siege of Belgrade"〔Massachusetts Mercury; 08-22-1797〕〔(WorldCat ) James Cobb〕 * George Colman's "Inkle and Yarico"〔 * Richard Cumberland's "Note of Hand"〔Advertisement: "Hay Market Theatre. Mr. Villiers' night ... On Wednesday evening, April 25, 1798"〕 * Charles Dibdin's "The Quaker"; "The Waterman"〔 * David Everett's "Daranzel; or, the Persian Patriot"〔 * George Farquhar's "The Recruiting Officer"〔Boston Gazette, and Weekly Republican Journal; 04-02-1798〕 * Henry Fielding's "The Mock Doctor"〔Columbian Centinel, 10-04-1800〕 * David Garrick's "The Lying Valet"〔 * Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer"〔 * John Hodgkinson's "The Launch, or, Huzza for the Constitution"〔 * Elizabeth Inchbald's "Married Man";〔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"〕 "Animal Magnetism;" "Child of Nature"〔 * Robert Jephson's "Two Strings to Your Bow"〔Boston Gazette, and Weekly Republican Journal; 08-14-1797〕 * Hugh Kelly's "Romance of an Hour"〔 * Kotzebue's "The stranger; or, Misanthropy and repentance"〔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 (). ... : To which will be added (never performed in Boston) a comedy in 2 acts, called the Wandering Jew; or Love's masquerade.")〕 * Nathaniel Lee's "Alexander the Great"〔 * Thomas Morton's "Way to Get Married"〔 * Arthur Murphy's "Old Maid"〔 * John O'Keeffe's "The Young Quaker";〔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")〕 "Agreeable Surprise;" "Son in Law"〔 * Walley Chamberlain Oulton's "All in Good Humour"〔〔(WorldCat ) Walley Chamberlain Oulton〕 * William Preston's "Death of Louis XVI"〔〔(WorldCat ) William Preston〕 * Frederick Reynolds' "Cheap Living"〔Columbian Centinel; 05-01-1799〕 * Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The School for Scandal"〔 * Royall Tyler's "A Georgia Spec; or, Land in the Moon"〔 * "The Boston Balloon; or, a Supposed Flight from the Beacon-Hill" ("localized from the celebrated farce written by Mrs. Inchbald, of Mogul Tale")〔Boston Price Current and Marine Intelligencer; 07-31-1797〕 * "Village Lawyer"〔 * "Washington, or Memorable Era of 1776"〔Massachusetts Mercury; 07-02-1799〕 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「Haymarket Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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