OLDEST - self-supporting summer theatre in the United States - Ivoryton Playhouse - Ivoryton CT
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Comstock-Cheney Hall, also known as Ivoryton Playhouse. Construction began in 1910 and was completed 1911 as a recreation hall for the Comstock-Cheney factory. The theatre is the first self-supporting summer theatre in the United States.
Waymark Code: WM17NW8
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2023
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Comstock-Cheney Hall, also known as Ivoryton Playhouse, is a theater building located in the village of Ivoryton in the town of Essex, Connecticut, US. The theatre is believed to be the first continuously operating summer theatre in the United States.
Construction began in 1910 and was completed 1911 as a recreation hall for the Comstock-Cheney factory. The building includes Classical Revival architecture.
The theatre is believed to be the first self-supporting summer theatre in the United States. Although there were older theatres in Dennis, MA and Skowhegan, ME, they were endowed by foundations of wealthy families and not self-supporting.
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