Columbia Theatre (Boston)
The Columbia Theatre (1891 – c. 1957) or Loew's New Columbia Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, was a playhouse and cinema located in the South End at No. 978 Washington Street. Charles Frohman, Isaac Baker Rich and William Harris ("Rich & Harris and Charles Frohman") oversaw the theatre until 1895. Owners included J.J. Grace of New York and Loews. Staff included Harry Farren, Saul Hamilburg and Philip Shea. The Columbia existed until its demolition in 1957.
Performances
- 1492 Up to Date, with Rice's "Surprise Party"
- Nat C. Goodwin, comedian
- Herbert Graham's "His Wedding Day"
- Brandon Thomas' Charley's Aunt
- Hagenbeck's trained animals
- Sydney Grundy's "Sowing the Wind"
- "The Belle of New York"
Notable people
Images
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Advertisement for "His Wedding Day," 1893 -
Interior, 1896 -
Detail of 1896 map of Boston, showing location of Columbia Theatre -
Advertisement for Evans & Hopper, 1903 -
Seating plan, 1904
References
- ^ Boston Almanac, 1893–1894. "Loew's New Columbia Theatre," Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918
- ^ Appleton's general guide to the United States and Canada, New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1893, OCLC 11144549, OL 24928392M
- ^ Boston Globe, February 6, 1893
- ^ Isaac Baker Rich (b. 1827). Men of progress: one thousand biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston: New England Magazine, 1896, OL 7183032M
- ^ Marcosson, Isaac Frederick; Frohman, Daniel (1916), Charles Frohman: Manager and Man, New York: Harper & Brothers, OCLC 1548290, OL 23285781M
- ^ "On July 1 it will pass from the hands of Rich & Harris into the hands of R.M. Gulick & Co. and Davis & Keogh." ("Boston's Columbia Theatre: Rich and Harris and Charles Frohman finally dispose of the lease." New York Times, May 24, 1895)
- ^ New York Times, May 24, 1895
- ^ The Billboard, December 7, 1907
- ^ "Columbia Theatre in new hands." Boston Evening Transcript – December 30, 1899
- ^ Cinematreasures.org. Columbia Theatre, 978-986 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02445
- ^ Boston Athenaeum. "Theater History". Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ Boston Globe, February 6, 1893
- ^ Boston Globe, February 26, 1893
- ^ Boston Globe, March 5, 1893
- ^ Boston Daily Globe, January 3, 1894
- ^ Boston Daily Globe, April 22, 1894
- ^ Boston Evening Transcript, October 22, 1894
- ^ Boston Evening Transcript – May 24, 1900
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Columbia Theatre (Boston).
- Library of Congress. Columbia Theatre, Washington and Castle Streets, Boston, Massachusetts, illus. by Dumas