Descriptive Summary

May's Dramatic Encyclopedia of Baltimore, 1750-1904

MS 995

Maryland Historical Society

Baltimore MD 21201-4674

Box I

Vol. 1

Holliday Street Theatre 1793-1860

Vol. 2

Holliday Street Theatre 1861-1904

Box

The Holliday Street Theatre, A chronological History 1793-1904 (carbon copy of above 2 vols.)

Box II

Miscellaneous Theatres

folder 1

Williamsburgh Theatre 1752, Annapolis Theatre 1752-1832 1752-1832

REEL 1

folder 2

Shows in Taverns and Coffee house in Baltimore towne 1782-1815

REEL 1

folder 3

Rules, Statements etc. of the Wall's Theatre-The New Theatre called the Maryland Company of Comedians (opening January 15, 1782)

folder 4

Howard Atheneum 1848-1856

folder 5

King George Street Theatre and Olympic Theatre and Ricketts Circus in Baltimore - Indexed 1786-1829

REEL 1

folder 6

Allston Association Wednesday Club and Lyceum 1860-1890

folder 7

Lyceum 1890-1904 and Article on Poe

Reel 7

(46)

folder 8

Bridge Theatre and Melodeon and Kernans Odeon 1870

Reel 7

(40)

Folder 9

A Review of Washington Theatres (no date)

folder 10

Roman Amphitheatre and Circus in Baltimore 1837-1894

folder 11

History of Mud Theatre 1820-1876

folder 12

Pantheon 1802 1802-1904

REEL 5

(26)

folder 13

Public Halls of Baltimore 1847-1867 and Pauley's Museum 1843. Assembly Rooms, Odd Fellows Hall, Maryland Institute, Apollo Hall and Others 1847-1867

Box III

Holliday Street Theatre 1848-1904

folder 1

Holliday Street Theatre 1848-1849

REEL 3

(15)

folder 2

Holliday Street Theatre 1850-1854

REEL 3

(16,17)

folder 3

Holliday Street Theatre 1855-1856

REEL 3

(18)

folder 4

Holliday Street Theatre 1857-1860

REEL 3

(19)

folder 5

Holliday Street Theatre 1861-1864

REEL 4

(20)

folder 6

Holliday Street Theatre 1865-1869

REEL 4

(21)

folder 7

Holliday Street Theatre 1870-1886

REEL 4

(22,23)

folder 8

Holliday Street Theatre 1888-1904

REEL 4

(24 25)

Box IV

Chronological History of the Holliday Street Theatre 1793-1847

folder 1

A Chronological History of the Holliday Street Theatre 1793-1799

REEL 1

folder 2

New Holliday Street Theatre 1813-1890

Table of Contents Contents 1813-1890

folder 3

Holliday Street Theatre 1800-1812

REEL 1

folder 4

Holliday Street Theatre 1813-1820

REEL 1

folder 5

Holliday Street Theatre 1821-1826

REEL 2

folder 6

Holliday Street Theatre 1827-1830

REEL 2

folder 7

Holliday Street Theatre 1831-1836, 1837-1839

REEL 2

folder 8

Holliday Street Theatre 1840-1847

REEL 2

Box V

Front Street Theatre, Ford's Grand Opera House

folder 1

Front Street 1829-1834 and 1835-1845

REEL 5

(29)

folder 2

Front Street Theatre 1870-1895 and A visit to the ruins of the Theatre in 1904

REEL 6

(33)

folder 3

Front Street Theatre 1846-1856 and Old Songs

REEL 5

(30)

folder 4

Front Street Theatre 1857-1864, 1864-1869

REEL 5

(31)

folder 5

Ford's Theatre (Grand Opera House) 1870-1876

REEL 8

(53)

folder 6

Ford's Theatre (Grand Opera House) 1876-1904

REEL 8

(54)

Box VI

Miscellaneous Theatres

folder 1

Peale's Museum 1784-1852 and Various other museums Life of John Owens 1784-1852

REEL 6

(34, 35)

folder 2

The May's Dramatic Encyclopedia 1750-1904 compiled by Alonzo J. Mays Vol. I 1749-1798 and 1810 Philadelphia, Shakespeare and early English actors, Summary of Subjects

REEL 1

(1)

folder 3

1853-1854 Museums

REEL 6

(36)

folder 4

1855-1873 Museums

REEL 6

(37)

folder 5

The Baltimore Academy of Music 1870-1889

REEL 8

(50)

folder 6

New Idea, German Theatres Edward's Palace, Broadway Institute, Hollins Hall, Gemote Palace, Bijou (1865-66) Concordia 1864-1891 Grand Opera Records

REEL 7

(47)

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(47)

folder 7

Miscellaneous Theatres 1874-1904 Music Hall (Lyric Theatre) 1892-1904

REEL 8

(55)

folder 8

Masonic Temple and Forepaugh's 1865-1891 and Davis Music Hall 1868-1870, Temple of Momus 1868-1870 Odeon 1870, Natatorium - Oratio Hall, Auditorium, New Audtorium, Washington Garden