The Music Hall, Portsmouth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738512495)

On Christmas Eve 1876, Portsmouth citizens watched flames reduce their largest meetinghouse and entertainment hall to ashes. During the following year, local families, businessmen, and craftsmen combined their resources to build a new auditorium with state-of-the-art lighting, rigging, staging, and seating-a comfortable venue for public addresses, charity functions, and international entertainment. The Music Hall, Portsmouth, was born.

Twain spoke from her stage, Sousa's brass echoed from her walls, and Edison's films brought her silver screen to life. Enduring war, depression, and multiple threats of destruction, this grand hall today stands as New Hampshire's oldest operating theater. Showcasing the world's finest stage and screen talent, offering artistic education to young and old, and hosting fundraisers and private events, the Music Hall is a testament to the necessity of arts in local culture and the strength of a community's resolve.

Author: Zhana Morris,Trevor F. Bartlett,The Friends of the Music Hall
ISBN-10: 0738512494
ISBN-13: 9780738512495
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2003
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.54w x 0.45d