The above is from the Book of Scottish Anecdote. I made this film about Edinburgh’s first theatre:
Scenery in a small place [Playhouse Close, Canongate: a ‘cradle of the legitimate drama’]
To play this short film please click here or on the image above
The Book of Scottish Anecdote gives this account of the Theatre in Shakespeare Square that replaced the Canongate Theatre:
I made the following film about this theatre: