Boston Museum Stock Company.

The Boston Museum Theatre was conceived by Moses Kimball, who has purchased the old New England Museum, it was opened on June 14, 1841. Its stock company gave its first performance on September 4, 1843, and thereafter remained one of the nation's finest ensembles. Its favorite performers were William Warren, who first acted there in 1847, and Mrs. J. R. Vincent, but at one time or another in its long career many great artist of the era appeared, either as member of the troupe or as guest stars. The subterfuge of housing a theatre in a museum was not uncommon, for it allowed many otherwise puritanical people to enjoy, play-going. The theatre closed in 1893, the museum in 1903. Kate Ryan Nolan (born 1857) was a Boston stage actress with the Boston Museum Stock Company. She married actor James Nolan in 1873.

From the description of Boston Museum Stock Company Kate Ryan Nolan collection of photographs, 1876-1889. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 681068084

The Boston Museum Theatre was conceived by Moses Kimball, who purchased the old New England Museum. It was opened on June 14, 1841. The Boston Museum Stock Company gave its first performance on September 4, 1843, and thereafter remained one of the nation's finest ensembles. The Stock Company's favorite performers were William Warren, who first acted there in 1847, and Mrs. J. R. Vincent, but at one time or another in its long career many great artists of the era appeared, either as members of the troupe or as guest stars. The subterfuge of housing a theater in a museum was not uncommon, for it allowed many otherwise puritanical people to enjoy play-going. The theatre closed in 1893, the museum in 1903.

Kate Ryan Nolan (born 1857) was a Boston stage actress with the Boston Museum Stock Company. She married actor James Nolan in 1873. She wrote a memoir in 1915: "Old Boston Museum Days."

From the guide to the Boston Museum Stock Company Kate Ryan Nolan collection of photographs, 1876-1893 and undated., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)