Fenway Theatre
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.
Architect Thomas W. Lamb designed the building; its interior was "marble and velvet." The auditorium sat 1,600. In the early 1970s Aerosmith used the theatre for rehearsals. In 1972 the Berklee College of Music bought the property; the remodeled Berklee Performance Center opened in 1976 and continues today.
Notable events and screenings
1910s
- The Misleading Lady, with Edna Mayo and Henry B. Walthall
- Behind the Screen, with Charlie Chaplin
- Unprotected, with Blanche Sweet
- At the Edge of the Aqueduct, with Doris Gray
- Man of Mystery, with E. H. Sothern
- The Great Secret, with Francis X. Bushman
- Fenway Symphony Orchestra concert
1920s
- Water Water Everywhere, with Will Rogers
- April Folly, with Marion Davies
- Ghost in the Garret, with Dorothy Gish
- The Inner Voice, with Agnes Ayres
- A Question of Honor, with Anita Stewart
- The Ruling Passion, with George Arliss
- Come on Over, with Colleen Moore
- Josephine Elbery ("the Back Bay nightingale")
- Yellow Men and Gold, with Helene Chadwick
- The Yankee Consul
- Lilac Time
1960s
1970s
- T Rex in concert
- Badfinger in concert
- [Butterfield Blues Band Reunion December 10-11 or 21-22 1971]{
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Boston Daily Globe, December 02, 1916
- ^ Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 9, 1917
- ^ Boston Globe, April 16, 1920
- ^ Boston Globe, March 12, 1921
- ^ Boston Globe, May 11, 1922
- ^ 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
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