Haymarket Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)
# Haymarket Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)

The Haymarket Theatre (1796-1803) or Hay-Market Theatre was a theatre in late-18th century Boston, Massachusetts. Organized by Charles Stuart Powell, it occupied a large, wooden building "opposite the Mall on Common (later Tremont) Street, near Hatch's Tavern." In addition to dramatic plays, the theatre presented some 62 musical entertainments during its first 5 years. The Haymarket "was seldom used after 1800, and on March 3, 1803, it was offered for sale at auction on the condition that it be removed in 60 days."

## Works performed

* Isaac Bickerstaffe's "The Padlock"
* Samuel Birch's "The Adopted Child"
* William Hill Brown's "West Point Preserved"
* John Daly Burk's "Bunker-Hill; or, the Death of General Warren"
* Susanna Centlivre's "The Ghost"
* James Cobb's "The Siege of Belgrade"
* George Colman's "Inkle and Yarico"
* Richard Cumberland's "Note of Hand"
* Charles Dibdin's "The Quaker"; "The Waterman"
* David Everett's "Daranzel; or, the Persian Patriot"
* George Farquhar's "The Recruiting Officer"
* Henry Fielding's "The Mock Doctor"
* David Garrick's "The Lying Valet"
* Oliver Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Conquer"
* John Hodgkinson's "The Launch, or, Huzza for the Constitution"
* Elizabeth Inchbald's "Married Man"; "Animal Magnetism;" "Child of Nature"
* Robert Jephson's "Two Strings to Your Bow"
* Hugh Kelly's "Romance of an Hour"
* Kotzebue's "The stranger; or, Misanthropy and repentance"
* Nathaniel Lee's "Alexander the Great"
* Thomas Morton's "Way to Get Married"
* Arthur Murphy's "Old Maid"
* John O'Keeffe's "The Young Quaker"; "Agreeable Surprise;" "Son in Law"
* Walley Chamberlain Oulton's "All in Good Humour"
* William Preston's "Death of Louis XVI"
* Frederick Reynolds' "Cheap Living"
* Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The School for Scandal"
* Royall Tyler's "A Georgia Spec; or, Land in the Moon"
* "The Boston Balloon; or, a Supposed Flight from the Beacon-Hill" ("localized from the celebrated farce written by Mrs. Inchbald, of Mogul Tale")
* "Village Lawyer"
* "Washington, or Memorable Era of 1776"

## Performers

* Mrs. Allen
* Mr. Amean
* Mr. Barrett
* Mrs. Barrett
* Mr. Borier
* Mr. Bowen
* Mrs. Brett
* Miss Broadhurst
* Mr. Clough
* Mr. Cunnington
* Mr. Dickenson
* Mr. Dubois
* Mr. Fawcett
* Mons. Francisqui (or Francisquy)
* Mrs. Harper
* Miss Harrison
* Mr. Hodgkinson
* Mrs. Hodgkinson
* Mr. Hughes
* Mrs. Hughes
* Miss Gowen
* Mr. Kenny
* Mrs. King
* Mr. Lege
* Madame Lege
* Mr. Marriott
* Mrs. Pick
* Mr. S. Powell
* Mrs. S. Powell
* Mr. Sevens
* Master Shaffer
* Mr. Simpson
* Mrs. Simpson
* Mr. Smith
* Mr. Spinacuta
* Mr. Sprague
* Mr. Taylor
* Mr. Turnbull
* Mr. Val
* Madame Val
* Mr. Villiers
* Eleanor Westray (later Mrs. Darley)
* Elizabeth Westray (later Mrs. Villiers and Mrs. Twaits)
* David Williamson
* Mr. Wilson
