Theaters
Information about Theaters in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1863-04-27, Richmond Dispatch; Robert Forde’s murder trial is continued until Monday, awaiting the verdict of the Coroner’s jury; prostitute arrested at theater
1863-05-19, Richmond Dispatch; Patrick Devlin, soldier, in trouble for fight on 17th street
1864-07-26, Richmond Dispatch; Habeas corpus case in C S District Court to decide if a British citizen can be compelled to serve in the Confederate army
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; Final decision adverse to the petitioner rendered on the British subject's conscription case in C.S. District Court
1864-08-29, Richmond Sentinel; arsonist torches the stable of John M. Daniel
1865-01-21, Richmond Whig; William D’Orsay Ogen, formerly of the Richmond Theatre, has been conscripted at Camp Lee and is found suitable for light duty – movement afoot to get him clerical work
1865-03-03, Richmond Sentinel; attendant at the Libby Prison hospital is caught at the theater with one of the POWs from the prison hospital. He is sent to Castle Thunder and the POW is sent back to Libby.
1865-04-06, New York Herald; Details on the Federal occupation of Richmond - notes that the furniture in the White House of the Confederacy was left behind, and that Tredegar survived the fire. Libby Prison and Castle Thunder are now full of Confederate p
1865-04-10, Boston Daily Advertiser; lengthy and detailed account of the evacuation and capture of Richmond
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; Metropolitan Hall leased to a “minstrel troupe from Baltimore” – other Baltimore company looking at Monticello Hall

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