Romantic days in the early republic . .ffiOm. ^1- ^ 2»^ 1. SECOND STllEET, NORTH FROM MARKET STREET, ABOUT ISOO, SHOW-ING CHRIST CHURCH. 2. CONGRESS HALL AND THE CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE, ABOUT 1800. IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC 21 back to occupy a permanent theatre erected forthem at the corner of Cedar and Vernon opposition to play-acting was acute in somequarters that year, however, and Mr. Hallamagain went elsewhere with his artists, stayingaway this time for more than five years. Then(November 12, 1776) he reopened in the newhouse (much larger than the last) situated atthe corner of S
Romantic days in the early republic . .ffiOm. ^1- ^ 2»^ 1. SECOND STllEET, NORTH FROM MARKET STREET, ABOUT ISOO, SHOW-ING CHRIST CHURCH. 2. CONGRESS HALL AND THE CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE, ABOUT 1800. IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC 21 back to occupy a permanent theatre erected forthem at the corner of Cedar and Vernon opposition to play-acting was acute in somequarters that year, however, and Mr. Hallamagain went elsewhere with his artists, stayingaway this time for more than five years. Then(November 12, 1776) he reopened in the newhouse (much larger than the last) situated atthe corner of South and Apollo Streets, which solong utilized Andres curtain. Graydon,^ in hisMemoirs, declares that Hallam was in Phila-delphia as much the soul of the SouthwarkTheatre as ever Garrick was of Drury Lane;and if, as Dr. Johnson allows, popularity inmatters of taste is unquestionable evidence ofmerit, we cannot withhold a considerable por-tion of it from Mr. Hallam, notwithstandinghis faults. (Ranting was one of these faults.)The Pro
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