Academy of Music (Buffalo, New York)

Originally called the Metropolitan Theatre, the performance venue was built and opened in 1852.

[1] The theatre's inauguration took place on October 15, 1852; an event which began with an opening address written by the writer Anson G. Chester (1827–1911) and read by the actress Anna Cora Mowatt.

The grand opening also featured Mowatt in a production of John Tobin's The Honey Moon.

Smith joined with Thomas Carr and Henry Warren to co-manage the theatre during its second year.

[2] The newly renovated theatre re-opened on September 4, 1882 with a production of Bob starring Lotta Crabtree.