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In the Gothenburg of the late 18th century , the bourgeoise had a vivid interest in amateur theatre. One of the prominent figures in amateur theatre circles around that time was John Hall, a well-situated bourgeois. Probably in 1775, Hall built a private theatre in his home, which was used for the purpose of private bourgeois amateur theatre.<ref>Dag Nordmark,  "Teater utanför Stockholm", in Ny svensk teaterhistoria 1. Teater före 1800, Stockholm: Gidlunds, 236.</ref> The theatre salon is said to have been situated close to the garden, in the west of the house.  
In the Gothenburg of the late 18th century , the bourgeoise had a vivid interest in amateur theatre. One of the prominent figures in amateur theatre circles around that time was John Hall, a well-situated bourgeois salesman originally from Scotland. Probably in 1775, Hall built a private theatre in his home, which was used for the purpose of private bourgeois amateur theatre.<ref>Dag Nordmark,  "Teater utanför Stockholm", in Ny svensk teaterhistoria 1. Teater före 1800, Stockholm: Gidlunds, 236.</ref> The theatre salon is said to have been situated close to the garden, in the west of the house. Hall also arranged balls that followed the theatre performances.<ref>https://kronhuset.se/visualisering-vastra-nordstan/handelse-3/</ref> The theatre was torn down in the 1960's.<ref>https://samlingar.goteborgsstadsmuseum.se/carlotta/web/image/blob/824101/Arkeologisk%20rapport%202013_11.pdf</ref> <references />
 
Hall also arranged balls that followed the theatre performances.<ref>https://kronhuset.se/visualisering-vastra-nordstan/handelse-3/</ref>

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In the Gothenburg of the late 18th century , the bourgeoise had a vivid interest in amateur theatre. One of the prominent figures in amateur theatre circles around that time was John Hall, a well-situated bourgeois salesman originally from Scotland. Probably in 1775, Hall built a private theatre in his home, which was used for the purpose of private bourgeois amateur theatre.[1] The theatre salon is said to have been situated close to the garden, in the west of the house. Hall also arranged balls that followed the theatre performances.[2] The theatre was torn down in the 1960's.[3]

  1. Dag Nordmark,  "Teater utanför Stockholm", in Ny svensk teaterhistoria 1. Teater före 1800, Stockholm: Gidlunds, 236.
  2. https://kronhuset.se/visualisering-vastra-nordstan/handelse-3/
  3. https://samlingar.goteborgsstadsmuseum.se/carlotta/web/image/blob/824101/Arkeologisk%20rapport%202013_11.pdf