Thomas Wall
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Thomas Wall was the founder of the first permanent theatrical company in Baltimore, Maryland, the Maryland Company of Comedians
, active from 1781 to 1785. It was founded, with Adam Lindsay
, in spite of a 1774 ban by the Continental Congress
on theatrical entertainment. Wall also built the New Theatre
, the first theatre in Baltimore.
Maryland Company of Comedians
The Maryland Company of Comedians was the first permanent theatrical company in Baltimore, Maryland, active from 1781 to 1785. It was founded, by Thomas Wall and Adam Lindsay, in spite of a 1774 ban by the Continental Congress on theatrical entertainment. Wall also built the New Theatre, the first...
, active from 1781 to 1785. It was founded, with Adam Lindsay
Adam Lindsay
Adam Lindsay was, with Thomas Wall, a cofounder of the Maryland Company of Comedians, the first resident theatrical company in Baltimore, Maryland. It was founded in 1781. He owned a coffee house prior to working with Wall, and returned to that profession after 1785.-References:*...
, in spite of a 1774 ban by the Continental Congress
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
on theatrical entertainment. Wall also built the New Theatre
Holliday Street Theater
The Holliday Street Theater was an important theatrical venue in colonial Baltimore. Founded as the New Theatre it became known as the New Holliday and then the Old Holliday after its location on Holliday Street. Finally officially called The Baltimore Theatre, it was informally known as Old Drury....
, the first theatre in Baltimore.