House of Seven Gables
Salem, MA 01970-5698
Phone: (978) 744-0991
- Cross Street:
- Derby Street
- Hours:
- Jan-June, Nov-Dec: Daily 10am-5pm, July-Oct: Daily 10am-7pm
Editorial Review for House of Seven Gables – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Nathaniel Hawthorne spent a lot of time in this 1688 house, which was owned by his second cousin, Susannah Ingersoll. A guilt-ridden descendant of a witch-trial judge, Hawthorne appropriated the house as a gloomy symbol of a dark past. This moral murk comes clear in the tour of the house and the modest home in Salem where Hawthorne was born, which has been moved to the same site.
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User Reviews for House of Seven Gables
10/11/2008 Posted by Hmelville
Hawthornes Haunting Classic Comes Alive (Derry, NH) The Music and Drama Company will bring to life Nathaniel Hawthornes classic novel, The House of the Seven Gables, which tells of mysterious deaths, hidden documents, ghosts of those long dead and lovers from opposite sides of a centuries-old curse surround a secret holding the key to a family's salvation. David Preeces adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables remains true to Hawthorne's novel of haunting tragedy and romance. In this dark, Gothic love story, Hawthorne expresses the belief that new hope and promise can supersede the grim despair of the past. D. Seth Abbott will direct this haunting play for the award winning Music and Drama Company, now celebrating their 25th Season. Playwright David Preece, who is based in New Hampshire, has seen his plays performed throughout the country. In 2007, his play about Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, Tender, won the New Hampshire Theatre Award for Outstanding New Play by a Professional Theatre and was nominated for Best Play by the LA Critics and his play, Charles Dickens Ghost Stories won seven 2008 New Hampshire Theatre Awards, including Best Play. The award-winning set designer Jim Webber will make the famous house come alive on stage. The play will have its New England premiere on October 23, 24, and 25 2008 at 8:00 PM at Adams Memorial Opera House, 29 West Broadway in Derry, New Hampshire. Tickets are available by calling 432-5578 Ext. 3 or before each performance. The House of the Seven Gables is the perfect entertainment for the Halloween season!
10/05/2006 Posted by kcoffin
Taking a guided tour of the house of the seven gables is a lot of fun, especailly if you are with a good group of folks taking the tour as well.. the guide is in costume, takes you through each room and tells the story made famous by Nathanial Hawthorne. I would deffinately reccomend taking a tour if you're in the Salem area. (and, as a side note, going to Salem right around Halloween time is when you will get the most out of the expierience!)
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