The most imposing and best known in theater in Tombstone was Schieffelin Hall, inspired by the town founder. For two decades it was the largest theater between El Paso and San Francisco. Construction on the tallest adobe building in the United States began in early 1881 and was completed by May. It stood two-stories high, was 130 feet long with a 40-foot stage, could seat seven hundred patrons and presented legitimate theater.
There were also a number of lesser-known theaters in town. On Alle
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