Chestnut Street Theatre [Philadelphia, US] (Q26911)
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- Chestnut Street Theatre
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Chestnut Street Theatre [Philadelphia, US] | theatre in Philadelphia |
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39°56'57.840"N, 75°9'3.960"W
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Built 1791-1805 after Thomas Greenway's plans for the Theatre Royal in Bath (England). Opened 1793. Used by Thomas Wignell's theatre company. Destroyed by a fire in 1820. - [In 1822, a second Chestnut Street Theatre was opened at the same site. Destroyed by fire in 1856. In 1862, a third Chestnut Street Theatre was opened at another site in Chestnut Street. Closed 1913, subsequently demolished.] (English)
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1805
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2 April 1820Gregorian
Building burnt down. (English)
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1913
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