It was the first theater in Finland alongside the Engels Teater in Helsinki, and the first theatre in Åbo.
It was founded by the actor and theater director Karl Gustav Bonuvier.
Initially, Bonuvier's own company used the building between their tours in other parts of the country.
In 1820, it was used by the company of Anders Peter Berggren, and in 1824-25 by Johan Gustaf Lemke (1790-1825).
The theatre was destroyed during the Great Fire of Turku of 1827.