Keith's Theatre
B.F. Keith's Theatre (1894–1928) in Boston, Massachusetts, was a vaudeville playhouse run by B.F. Keith. It sat across from Boston Common in the city's theatre district, with an entrance on Tremont Street and another on Washington Street.[1] Personnel included Keith, E.F. Albee and H.E. Gustin.[2] Virgilio Tojetti painted some of the interior decorations.[3][4] In 1939, the theater was converted to a movie theater named the Normandie.[5]
Performances/Screenings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Keith's Theatre, no.547 Washington and no.163 Tremont. Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918, 1921
- ^ Cahn-Leighton Official Theatrical Guide. NY. 1913.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Keith's Tremont Street Entrance". The Opera Glass. 4 (10). October 1897.
- ^ "Virgilio Tojetti (1849-1901)". Public Opinion. 30. April 4, 1901.
- ^ Boston Athenaeum. "Theater History: Keith's Theatre (1894-1952), 547 Washington Street". Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ a b Deac Rossell (Summer 1995). "A Chronology of Cinema, 1889-1896". Film History. 7.
Further reading
[edit]- B.F. Keith's New Theatre., Boston: printed by Geo. H. Walker & Co., 1894, OL 7104187M
- E.T. Adams. "Artistic Engine-Room Interiors." Engineering Magazine, v.10, no.6, March 1896
- Frank Cullen. Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. NY: Routledge, 2004
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keith's Theatre (Boston).
- CinemaTreasures.org. B. F. Keith's Theatre, 547 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02458
- Detail of 1902 map of Boston showing location of Keith's Theatre, via Boston Public Library's Atlascope Boston tool.
- Library of Congress. Drawing of Shubert Apollo Theatre (formerly B.F. Keith's Theatre), Tremont St. opposite the Common, and B.F. Keith's Vaudeville, Washington St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1931.
Images
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Keith's interior, c. 1894 -
Advertisement, 1897 -
Night view of Keith's, c. 1900s -
Postcard of decorations by Virgilio Tojetti, c. 1900s -
Detail of 1911 map of Boston, showing Keith's -
Advertisement for Clark & Bergman; Belle Baker; Adelaide & J.J. Hughes, 1917
Categories:
- Former buildings and structures in Boston
- 1894 establishments in Massachusetts
- 1928 disestablishments in Massachusetts
- Cultural history of Boston
- 20th century in Boston
- Boston Theater District
- Former theatres in Boston
- Event venues established in 1894
- Vaudeville theaters
- Former cinemas and movie theaters in Boston