He commented about Canterbury Hall advertisements promoting the prettiest waiter girls in town.

Along with a rival theater, the Melodeon, the establishment was "a nightly disgrace to Broadway and its adjacent streets".

In November 1860 the proprietors of the business, Fox & Curran, were compelled to pay a license fee of $500 to keep the venue open.

[2] The property on which Canterbury Hall stood was formerly owned by a Reverend Wiley.

The fire which consumed the structure began among stage scenery and was discovered by watchmen.