The Fenway Theatre (1915–1972) of Boston, Massachusetts, was a cinema and concert hall in the Back Bay, located at no.136 Massachusetts Avenue at Boylston Street.[1]
Architect Thomas W. Lamb designed the building;[2] its interior was "marble and velvet."[3] The auditorium sat 1,600.[4] In the early 1970s Aerosmith used the theatre for rehearsals.[5] In 1972 the Berklee College of Music bought the property; the remodeled Berklee Performance Center opened in 1976 and continues today.[6]
Notable events and screenings
edit1910s
edit- The Misleading Lady, with Edna Mayo and Henry B. Walthall[7]
- Behind the Screen, with Charlie Chaplin[8]
- Unprotected, with Blanche Sweet[8]
- At the Edge of the Aqueduct, with Doris Gray[8]
- Man of Mystery, with E. H. Sothern[9]
- The Great Secret, with Francis X. Bushman[9]
- Fenway Symphony Orchestra concert[9]
1920s
edit- Water Water Everywhere, with Will Rogers[10]
- April Folly, with Marion Davies[10]
- Ghost in the Garret, with Dorothy Gish[11]
- The Inner Voice, with Agnes Ayres[11]
- A Question of Honor, with Anita Stewart[12]
- The Ruling Passion, with George Arliss[12]
- Come on Over, with Colleen Moore[13]
- Josephine Elbery ("the Back Bay nightingale")[13]
- Yellow Men and Gold, with Helene Chadwick[13]
- The Yankee Consul[14]
- Lilac Time[15]
1960s
edit1970s
editReferences
edit- ^ Donald C. King (2005), The Theatres of Boston: a Stage and Screen History, Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co., ISBN 0-7864-1910-5, OL 3392044M, 0786419105
- ^ "Theatres." Architecture and Building, v.50, January 1918
- ^ Massari, Paul. "Down in front." Boston Globe, 09 Nov 2000
- ^ Boston Redevelopment Authority. (1973), Cultural and performing arts facility development program policy guidelines and recommendations, OL 23292061M
- ^ Davis, Stephen; Aerosmith (1997). Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-380-97594-5.
- ^ Berklee Performance Center. History Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-03-07
- ^ Boston Daily Globe, Jan. 15, 1916
- ^ a b c Boston Daily Globe, December 02, 1916
- ^ a b c Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 9, 1917
- ^ a b Boston Globe, April 16, 1920
- ^ a b Boston Globe, March 12, 1921
- ^ a b Boston Globe, May 11, 1922
- ^ a b c Boston Globe, May 22, 1922
- ^ Reel Journal, Feb. 16, 1924
- ^ During a screening of the film Lilac Time in 1929, "the manager ... poured a pint of lilac perfume into the ventilation system." (Avery N. Gilbert. What the nose knows: the science of scent in everyday life. Random House: 2008)
- ^ Billboard Feb 19, 1972
- ^ Matovina, Dan (2000). Without You: The Tragic Story of "Badfinger". Frances Glover Books. ISBN 978-0-9657122-2-4.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fenway Theatre.
- Library of Congress. Drawing of Fenway Theatre, Massachusetts Ave. and Boylston St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1926
- Flickr. Question 7 at the Fenway Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, 1961