Dear SM,

Thank you for your reply. Before I posted my question, I researched Wikipedia and English language sites about Venice. When I found no mention of the theatre or of current performances there, I feared that it might no longer exist. Now, with the information you’ve given me, I was able to add “1715” to my Google search, and I found this article in Italian: http://smac.provincia.venezia.it/teatri.html. I see that the author writes of the ”famiglia Grimani di Santa Maria Formosa” that opened three theatres. The article continues, ”Tuttavia la crisi economica non risparmiò neanche la potenza economica dei Grimani, che nel corso del ‘700 si videro costretti a chiudere il SS.Giovanni e Paolo (1715), ormai vecchio e bisognoso di costosi restauri, e a ridurre l’attività negli altri due.”

This was just the thing I was looking for (though, of course, I would have preferred to learn that the theatre is still around). I appreciate your research efforts on my behalf!