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It was then remodeled and renamed the Richmond Theatre by theatre managers Thomas Wade West and John Bignall who operated it until the 1798 fire. [8] During their tenure, the theatre was host to the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788 [ 9 ] because the building had a capacity of 1600 people, more than the temporary Virginia Capitol building had.
The Richmond Theater fire was one of the greatest tragedies of its time, resulting in the death of dozens of people in 1811. Remembering the Richmond Theater fire 200 years later [Video] Skip to ...
Portrait of John Marshall by Cephas Thompson from c. 1809–1810. Marshall played an instrumental role in getting the second Richmond Theatre built. [9]The second Richmond Theatre was built on the same site as the first theatre, and was erected through the advocacy of John Marshall who was serving as Chief Justice of the United States at the time of the theatre's construction. [9]
The Burning of the Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, on the Night of the 26th December 1811, Aquatinta: 13 3/4 x 17 in. (sight) Date: 26 December 1811: Source:
1811 – Richmond Theatre fire, Richmond, Virginia. 72 dead. 1814 – The White House and United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. burned by the British. 1822 – Grue Church fire, Norway, 113–117 dead. 1823 – Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy.
The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office is investigating his cause of death and if he died before the fire or as a result of it.
A Richmond County sheriff's sergeant recounts running into smoldering house to save an Augusta man and other notable calls throughout his career.
The following are the roles and original 1916 Broadway cast given in the 1922 publication of the play His Majesty Bunker Bean by Samuel French, Inc. [2] While a complete cast list was not provided in the Detroit Times review of the play's premiere in 1915, those actors named in the review match the Broadway cast, [3] and a return engagement to Detroit in 1916 prior to its Broadway run ...