Federal Street Theatre

Federal Street Theatre, Boston

The Federal Street Theatre (1793–1852), also known as the Boston Theatre,[1] was located at the corner of Federal and Franklin streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was "the first building erected purposely for theatrical entertainments in the town of Boston."[2]

  1. ^ Boston Directory. 1823.
  2. ^ 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.