| John Street Theatre | |
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_(14579859219).jpg) Interior of John Street Theatre | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City |
| Opened | 1767 |
| Demolished | 1798 |
John Street Theatre, situated at 15–21 John Street, sometimes called "The Birthplace of American Theatre",[1] was the first permanent theatre in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York.[2] It opened on December 7, 1767, and was operated for several decades by the American Company. It closed on January 13, 1798.
- ^ Hannah Hammel and Anna Green. "John Street Theater". Mapsites. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012.
- ^ The Oxford Companion to the Theatre (Fourth Edition)