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Music & Theater

Prescott Park Created by Millionaire Sisters

by J. Dennis Robinson

They broke their brother's will and re-imagined the city's waterfront

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Edward Warren Clark was a Magic Lantern Man

by J. Dennis Robinson

Almost forgotten travel lecturer projected the world on the wall

Read moreEdward Warren Clark was a Magic Lantern Man

Rich, Talented & All Dressed Up

by Vintage Pics

Despite being born rich, John Templeman Coolidge was a nice guy.

Read moreRich, Talented & All Dressed Up

Myles Standish Speaks Out on Death of NH’s First Settler

by J. Dennis Robinson

Pilgrim enforcer breaks his silence on the disappearance of David Thompson in 1627

Read moreMyles Standish Speaks Out on Death of NH’s First Settler

The Forgotten Hilarity of Henry Clay Barnabee

by J. Dennis Robinson

He was, he modestly claimed, the funniest man in the world.

Read moreThe Forgotten Hilarity of Henry Clay Barnabee

Barnabee Between the Acts Tobacco Card

by Vintage Pics

Like baseball cards, but for actorsm and no bubble gum

Read moreBarnabee Between the Acts Tobacco Card

The Oxford Novelty Vaudeville Company Onstage

by Vintage Pics

The sign on the far right was the clue to this curious group

Read moreThe Oxford Novelty Vaudeville Company Onstage

Kickstarting the Portsmouth Cultural Renaissance

by J. Dennis Robinson

How it began and why it can’t happen again

Read moreKickstarting the Portsmouth Cultural Renaissance

Saving the Music Hall Again

by J. Dennis Robinson

"Culture, not condos!" Seacoast protestors chanted

Read moreSaving the Music Hall Again

All that Jazz in 1955 “Cinerama Holiday”

by Vintage Pics

De Rochemont experimented with cinerama twice

Read moreAll that Jazz in 1955 “Cinerama Holiday”

10 Things I Didn’t Know about The Music Hall

by J. Dennis Robinson

Portsmouth’s landmark theater is the beating heart of Seacoast arts & culture

Read more10 Things I Didn’t Know about The Music Hall

Richard Potter, America’s First Magician Reappears

by J. Dennis Robinson

“America’s first black celebrity” is the subject of a new book

Read moreRichard Potter, America’s First Magician Reappears
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