Theatre Comique (1865–1869) of Boston, Massachusetts, was located at no. 240 Washington Street.Boston Almanac. 1867 Personnel included Jason Wentworth,Boston Evening Transcript, Oct. 27, 1865 William H. Crisp, James S. Maffitt, George Maffitt,Stagehand George Maffitt fell from the rafters to his death during a performance. (Pomeroy's Democrat (Chicago), Jan. 6, 1869) B.F. Lowell, Wm. H. Daly, orchestra leader Aug. Muller, and maitre de ballet Signor Constantine. Among the performances: slack rope and acrobatics by Martini Chiriski and the Levantine Brothers;New York Herald, Nov. 5, 1865 Mlle. Augusta, danseuse;Pomeroy's Democrat (Chicago), Jan. 6, 1869 "Aladdin" with Kate Pennoyer and W.H. Bartholomew; dancing by Betty Regl; Snow Brothers (William and Benjamin Snow); Morlacchi Ballet Troupe; Wilson Brothers (Louis and George Wilson); Ada Harland; and Jarrett & Palmer's "Forty Thieves."American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1 It occupied the building formerly known as Andrews Hall, Barnum's Aquarial Gardens, and the Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens. In 1869 the theatre was renamed the "Adelphi Theatre."
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