National Theatre (Boston, 1836)

[1][2] William Pelby established the enterprise in 1836, and presented productions of "original pieces, and the efforts of a well selected stock company, which, with few exceptions, have been American.

Performers at the National included Edwin Adams, Marietta Zanfretta, Jean Margaret Davenport,[4] Julia Dean, Jonathan Harrington, W.H.

The leading architectural features are Doric presenting brood pilasters with slight projections on the front which support an.unbroken entablature and a pediment, 18 feet (5.5 m) high at each end.

The structure is covered on the exterior walls with cement, in imitation' of granite, which gives a uniform and beautiful appearance.

The saloons, lobbies, refreshment rooms, &c. are spacious, convenient and well ventilated by large windows on the two streets and in rear.

The boxes have five rows of seats each, and are accessible from both streets, affording, in case of fire or other cause of alarm, ready egress from the house.

It is composed of pilasters, having ornamented capitals and bases, which support a beautifully enriched arch, crowned with the American eagle.