- See Federal Street Theatre for an earlier theatre known also as the Boston Theatre
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.
References
- ^ John Bouvé Clapp & Edwin Francis Edgett (1899), "Players of the Present", Vol. 1, New York: Dunlap Society, OCLC 2623904
- ^ Eugene Tompkins (1908), "History of the Boston Theatre, 1854-1901", Boston: Houghton Mifflin
- ^ Charles E. L. Wingate (1888), "Playgoers' Year-Book", Boston: Stage Pub. Co.
Further reading
External links
- Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library. Boston Theatre (Washington Street, Boston, Mass.): Box office receipts: Guide; and Orchestra music: Guide.