Atheneum

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Venue Type & Location

Theatre

Site Name: Unlocated site
Location: Kingston
County: Frontenac
Location Type: Town - multiple sites at uncertain locations

Overview

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"By the time the Atheneum Theatre, established in a new room next door to the British Whig on Bagot Street, opened its doors in 1841..." (pp. 217)

Fairfield, Robert. "Theatres and Performance Halls." Early Stages: Theatre in Ontario 1800-1914. University of Toronto Press, 1990. pp. 214-287.

 

"2, 3 September 1841, Kingston: Opening of Atheneum with Grand Dramatic Concert' by Mrs Fitzwilliam." (pp.299)

Plant, Richard. "Chronology: Theatre in Ontario to 1914." Early Stages: Theatre in Ontario 1800-1914. University of Toronto Press, 1990. pp. 288-346.

Events at Atheneum

Event Date Venue Location Troupe
Dramatic 1841- Kingston, Frontenac Mr. Hutchings, Gentlemen Amateurs of Kingston, Gentlemen Amateurs of Hamilton, Master Hutchings, Mrs. Hutchings
Dramatic 1842- Kingston, Frontenac Local (Kingston) Gentlemen Amateurs
Dramatic 1842-1842 Kingston, Frontenac Mr. M'Millan
Concert 1842-1842 Kingston, Frontenac Mr. J.M. White