Old Southwark Theatre, cor. South and Apollo Sts.

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Old Southwark Theatre, cor. South and Apollo Sts.

Item Info

Item No: pdcc00106
Title: Old Southwark Theatre, cor. South and Apollo Sts.
Historic Street Address: South & Apollo Streets
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

After overcoming initial puritanical opposition, the Southwark Theatre opened in 1766 by actor/manager David Douglass marking the beginning of permanent theater in Philadelphia.

It closed as a playhouse in 1821, and served as a distillery until it was demolished in 1912.


Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.2
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Douglass, David, -1789