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. Personnel included Keith, E.F. Albee and H.E. Gustin. Virgilio Tojetti painted some of the interior decorations. In 1939, the theater was converted to a movie theater named the Normandie.
Performances/Screenings
References
- 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.
- ^ Deac Rossell (Summer 1995). "A Chronology of Cinema, 1889-1896". Film History. 7.
Further reading
- 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
- 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
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Advertisement, 1897
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Night view of Keith's, c. 1900s
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Postcard of decorations by Virgilio Tojetti, c. 1900s
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Detail of 1911 map of Boston, showing Keith's
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Advertisement for Clark & Bergman; Belle Baker; Adelaide & J.J. Hughes, 1917
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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