View showing the Walnut Street Theatre under construction at 827-833 Walnut Street (corner of Ninth and Walnut Streets). The theater, originally built as a circus in 1809, was altered to a theater in 1816, and remodeled from 1827-1828 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Haviland. Other renovations were completed in 1852 by Hoxie & Button, in 1903 by Willis Gaylord Hale and in 1904 by Rush Anderson Plowman. Also shows adjacent buildings and a United Cigar Stores Co. shop in the foreground, the only portion of the theatre building not undergoing construction. The number 13 trolley is depicted on Walnut Street., Inscribed in negative: 3147., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.74]
Exterior views of the Walnut Street Theatre built originally as a circus in 1809, enlarged in 1811 and converted to a theatre in 1816. Remodeled in 1827-1828 after designs by John Haviland, in 1852 by Hoxie & Button, in 1903 by Willis Gaylord Hale and in 1904 by Rush Anderson Plowman. Includes an advertisement for "The Girl Rangers" at the Walnut Street Theatre in 1907., Contains 1 postcard printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Also identified as The Circus (1809-1811), Olympic Theatre (1811-1820) and Walnut Theatre., Sheet numbers: 157A07 and 157B03., Divided backs., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Theaters - 157]
View showing the Walnut Street Theatre at 827-833 Walnut Street (corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets). The theater, originally built as a circus in 1809, was altered to a theater in 1816, and remodeled from 1827-1828 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Haviland. Also shows men sitting and standing near the corner of the building, along with adjacent row homes on the north side of the block looking east., Title from inscription on mount., Inscribed on mount: No. 1486., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 17., Arcadia caption text: The rowhouses on the north side of the 800 block of Walnut Street shown here c. 1865 no longer exist, but the Walnut Street Theatre still stands, holding the title of America’s oldest theater. Built by Victor Pepin and Jean Breschard, circus promoters who brought their equestrian and human acts to the United States from Europe, the theater has operated continuously since opening in 1809 as the New Circus. Architect John Haviland made extensive alterations in 1828, when it permanently changed its name to the Walnut Street Theatre., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893, photographer
Date
ca. 1865
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer [P.9107.1]
View showing the Walnut Street Theatre at 827-833 Walnut Street (corner of Ninth and Chestnut streets). The theater, originally built as a circus in 1809, was altered to a theater in 1816, and remodeled from 1827-1828 after the designs of Philadelphia architect John Haviland. Also shows adjacent buildings, including a lager beer saloon. Street traffic includes a horse-drawn omnibus and several carriages., Yellow mount with square corners., Title from manuscript note on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
ca. 1863
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - theaters [(8)1322.F.5c-2]
