Credit: Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives
First opened in 1809 as a showcase for the popular equestrian entertainments of the day, Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre is the oldest playhouse in continuous use in the English-speaking world. When this etching was made in 1831, the Walnut was one of a series of theaters, including the larger Arch Street and Chestnut Street theaters, that offered a growing number of plays, comedies, musical performances, and other entertainments in Philadelphia.
