Unattributed “Arch Street Theate.” [Philadelphia]

Unattributed.  “Arch Street Theater.”  [Philadelphia]. 

From The Casket.   Philadelphia: 1826-1839. Approximately 3 1/4 x 4 3/4.  Wood engraving.  

This theater was located at 819 Arch Street where the Parkway car park lot is now located.   James Wilkes Booth performed at this theater regularly. 

In 1826, Samuel C. Atkinson and Charles Alexander founded The Casket: Flowers of Literature, Wit and Sentiment. Though it had a fairly short run, the Casket was said to be the most widely circulated monthly in the United States. It included articles, stories, poetry, puzzles, and steel and wood engraved illustrations, many of which showed scenes of Philadelphia.