Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Site of Sixth Mobile Theatre

1841-1860

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

1. Site of Sixth Mobile Theatre Marker

Inscription. Here played the great of the American and British stage, among them: James Wallack, Fanny Kemble, Ole Bull, Joseph Field, Joseph Jefferson, James H. Hackett, William Macready, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Forrest, Julia Dean, Junius Booth, Anna Mowatt, Charles Kean, Ellen Tree, Edwin Booth, and Lola Montez.
Henry Clay and President Fillmore attended performances here as the guests of Madame Le Vert.

Erected 1953 by the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #13 Millard Fillmore series list.

Location. 30° 41.636′ N, 88° 2.498′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of North Royal Street and St Michael Street, on the right when traveling south on North Royal Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31 North Royal Street, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mobile City Limits (a few steps from this marker); John Forbes & Co. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Slave Markets (about 300 feet away);

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Joe Cain (about 300 feet away); Merchants National Bank Building (about 400 feet away); Judge Virgil Pittman / Wiley L. Bolden, Sr. (about 400 feet away); The Slave Market (about 400 feet away); Bienville Square (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Joe Cain (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Wide area view of marker looking south on Royal Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 1949

2. Wide area view of marker looking south on Royal Street.

Theatre playbill for Edwin Booth. image. Click for full size.

3. Theatre playbill for Edwin Booth.

Edwin Booth was brother of John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Lincoln.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 939 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.