Theatre Comique (1865–1869) of Boston, Massachusetts, was located at no. 240 Washington Street.[1][2] Personnel included Jason Wentworth,[3] William H. Crisp, James S. Maffitt,[4] George Maffitt,[5] B.F. Lowell, Wm. H. Daly, orchestra leader Aug. Muller, and maitre de ballet Signor Constantine.[6] Among the performances: slack rope and acrobatics by Martini Chiriski and the Levantine Brothers;[7] Mlle. Augusta, danseuse;[8] "Aladdin" with Kate Pennoyer and W.H. Bartholomew; dancing by Betty Regl; Snow Brothers (William and Benjamin Snow); Morlacchi Ballet Troupe; Wilson Brothers (Louis and George Wilson); Ada Harland; and Jarrett & Palmer's "Forty Thieves."[6] It occupied the building formerly known as Andrews Hall, Barnum's Aquarial Gardens, and the Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens.[9][10] In 1869 the theatre was renamed the "Adelphi Theatre."[9][11]
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Detail of 1869 map of Boston, showing Theatre Comique on Central Court, off Washington Street
Advertisement, 1865
Portrait of actor James S. Maffitt, affiliated with the theatre
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