The Richmond Theatre was the name of four theatres located in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States. The first theatre was originally established in 1786 as the Academy of Fine Arts and Sciences of
1798 Drawing of the green room of the first Richmond Theatre by Latrobe
Portrait of John Marshall by Cephas Thompson from c. 1809–1810. Marshall played an instrumental role in getting the second Richmond Theatre built.
Painting of the second Richmond Theatre being destroyed by fire in 1811 by Benjamin Tanner (1775–1848)
The third Richmond Theatre, as photographed in 1858
George Kunkel was an American theatre manager, impresario, actor, singer-songwriter, and playwright. His son, George Kunkel, was also an entertainer who worked as an opera singer and a silent film and
Richmond Theatre (Richmond, Virginia)
…Southern nationalism. In May 1855 the Marshall Theatre was purchased by Elizabeth McGill. In 1856 the theatre's management was taken over by the team of George Kunkel (1821–1885), Thomas L. Moxley (died 1890), and John T. Ford, the latter of whom founded the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Ford left the partnership…
1853 lithograph of George Kunkel