Mechanics' Hall/Salle des artisans

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Mechanics' Hall (Montreal)/Salle des artisans, Montreal. An assembly or concert hall built in 1854 at the corner of St-Pierre and St-Jacques streets in Montreal. Emma Lajeunesse (Emma Albani) made her debut there as singer, pianist, and harpist in 1856 and performed there again in 1862. It was there too that Calixa Lavallée was billed in 1864 as piano, violin, and cornet virtuoso and performed in 1875 with Frantz Jehin-Prume and Rosita del Vecchio shortly after his return from Paris. Jehin-Prume gave six 'classical chamber' concerts at the hall during the early months of 1871. The Montreal Philharmonic Society presented its programs in this hall 1878-80, as did the Mendelssohn Choir 1876-80. The shifting of the population northwards and the construction of more spacious halls around Ste-Catherine Street led the Mechanics' Institute to convert the hall into a museum and reading room in 1885.

Author Gilles Potvin


Bibliography

Béraud, Jean. 350 ans de théâtre au Canada français (Montreal 1958)


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