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The Music Hall

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Portsmouth, NH

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HAUNTING / GHOSTOpened 1878Operating theaterPUBLICDOCUMENTEDLEGEND

OVERVIEW

Opened in 1878, The Music Hall is the oldest operating theater in New Hampshire; the site previously held a meetinghouse and, earlier still, an almshouse and jail. Mark Twain, Harry Houdini, and John Philip Sousa all appeared on its stage.

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Staff report footsteps, cold spots, and figures in the balcony and backstage, sometimes tied to the ground's earlier uses.

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An operating theater open for performances and tours.

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