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The Boston Theatre was a theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. It was first built in 1854 and operated as a theatre until 1925. Productions included performances by Jean de Reszke , Italo Campanini , Thurlow Bergen , [ 1 ] Charles A. Bigelow , [ 2 ] Edwin Booth , [ 3 ] Anna Held , [ 2 ] James O'Neill [ 1 ] Jennie Kimball , Christine Nilsson and others.
Plays were banned in Boston by the Puritans until 1792. [5] [6] Boston's first theater opened in 1793. [7] [8] In 1900, the Boston Theater District had 31 theaters, with 50,000 seats. [6] In the 1940s, the city had over 50 theaters. [2] Since the 1970s, developers have renovated old theaters. [2]
Print/export Download as PDF; ... This article is a timeline of the history of the city of Boston, ... and Boston Theatre open. Boston Art Club founded. [63]
Selwyn Theatre 1921 Park Square: Shawmut Theatre 20th century Blue Hill Avenue [3] St. James: 20th century Huntington Avenue [3] Star Theatre 20th century Tremont Row [3] St. James Theatre 19th century Washington Street: Suffolk Drive-In 1955 circa 1970 circa East Boston: Superb Theatre 20th century Columbus Avenue [3] Theatre Comique: 1860s ...
Pages in category "Former cinemas and movie theaters in Boston" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Federal Street Theatre, Boston. The Federal Street Theatre (1793–1852), also known as the Boston Theatre, [1] was located at the corner of Federal and Franklin streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was "the first building erected purposely for theatrical entertainments in the town of Boston." [2]
The Odeon (1835 – c. 1846) of Boston, Massachusetts, was a lecture and concert hall on Federal Street in the building also known as the Boston Theatre. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 1,300-seat auditorium measured "50 feet square" with "red moreen"-upholstered "seats arranged in a circular order, and above them ... spacious galleries."
The Shubert Theatre is a theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, at 263–265 Tremont Street in the Boston Theater District. [2] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980.