Hartford Theatre

895 Main Street,
Hartford, CT 06103

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rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on December 14, 2010 at 1:29 pm

There is a Hartford Opera House listed under Hartford in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. Is it this theater? There are no street addresses in this Guide. It had 2,150 seats and was supposedly on the second floor. Managed by H. Jennings and E. Graves; ticket prices 25 cents to $1. The proscenium opening was 41 feet wide X 40 feet high, and the stage was 38 feet deep. There were 8 in the house orchestra, led by “Professor” Dooley. Another theater listed for Hartford was the Parsons Theatre, 1817 seats. The 1897 population of Hartford was 75,000.

shoeshoe14
shoeshoe14 on March 14, 2009 at 6:59 pm

A picture of the Hartford Theatre can be found on this page. http://www.hogriver.org/issues/v01n03/palaces.htm

There was a mention of this publication in today’s NYTimes CT Section, and they included a blurb on the theatres.