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The theater's decor, interior design work, steelwork, terracotta and other features were designed by many of Chicago's leading firms including Structural steel work by Albert H. Wolf; mason work by William D. Price; carpentery by Thos. Clark & Sons; ventilation and galvanized iron work by Jas. A.
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in 1855. The next year, McVicker became manager of the People's Theater in St. Louis. The playhouse was very successful and in March 1857 he used the proceeds to establish a new theater in Chicago. McVicker's Theater opened on November 5, 1857, featuring its own stock company performing the comedic
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on February 14, 1822. His father James died shortly after his birth, so he was raised by his mother Nancy and two siblings. He attended some public school before apprenticing as a printer when he was ten. For the next five years, he operated machines in New York printing houses. In October 1837, he
287: 509: 275:. McVicker died on March 7, 1896. His widow assumed management until she sold the theater to Jacob Litt on May 1, 1898. The theater was demolished and rebuilt in 1922. 84:, United States. Built for actor James Hubert McVicker, the theater was the leading stage for comedic plays in Chicago's early years. It often hosted performances by 1958: 1579: 317: 123: 1691: 135: 1953: 1366: 313: 1879: 1810: 1667: 736: 131:, and was named a journeyman three years later. However he found little enjoyment in the trade and he decided to acquire a classic education. 1943: 1923: 1611: 1527: 999: 253:, but again destroyed in a fire in 1890. The rebuilt theater, designed by the same, opened on March 31, 1891, with a performance of 1918: 1414: 1153: 419:
McVicker's observanda; containing a graphic historical sketch of McVicker's theatre from its inception to the present date (1891)
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McVicker's observanda; containing a graphic historical sketch of McVicker's theatre from its inception to the present date
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purchased the building in 1926. It later showed films until it was shut down in 1984. It was demolished the next year.
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fired two bullets in an unsuccessful attempt to murder Edwin Booth on April 23, 1879, while the actor was performing
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Miller & Bro.; plumbing and electric light fixtures by E. Baggot; painting and decorating by
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there, and he married one of McVicker's daughters in 1869. The theater was remodeled in 1864.
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in 1865. It was again extensively remodeled in August 1871, but was destroyed in the
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Actors and actresses who performed in McVicker's company over the years included
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Co.; ornamental plasterwork by Schneider & Kline; ornamental iron work by
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designed a remodel in 1883. Although destroyed in two fires, including the
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weeks later. However, it was rebuilt, and reopened on August 15, 1872.
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Graphic historical sketch of McVicker's Theater published in 1891
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Freiserger, Edward (June 1911). "Theatre Beginnings in Chicago".
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Chicago, Illinois
Edwin Booth
Adler & Sullivan
Great Chicago Fire

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Republican
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Charles Theater
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chicago, Illinois
John Blake Rice
Dan Marble
England
Edwin Booth
A New Way to Pay Old Debts
Richelieu
Richard III
Brutus
James Henry Hackett
Falstaff
Great Chicago Fire
Mark Gray
Richard II
James O'Neill
Rossini Vrionides
Robert B. Mantell

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