The Park Theatre (est.1879) was a playhouse in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It later became the State cinema. [1] Located on Washington Street, near Boylston Street, the building existed until 1990.
In 1879 Henry E. Abbey, proprietor of Abbey's Park Theatre in New York, opened Boston's Park Theatre. [2] Abbey was one half of the theatrical management firm Abbey and Schoeffel, along with his backer John B. Schoeffel. Schoeffel was assistant manager. [3]
It occupied the building of the former Beethoven Hall, "reconstructed and practically rebuilt;" its 1,184-seat auditorium was "60 feet wide, 63 from the state to the doors, and 50 feet high." [4] The architect of the rebuilt theatre was Abel C. Martin. [5] It sat on Washington Street at the corner of Boylston Street in today's Chinatown/Theatre district. [6]
In the 1890s it presented "farcical comedy." [7] Managers and proprietors included Henry E. Abbey; [8] Jack A. Crabtree; [9] [10] Lotta Crabtree; [11] Charles Frohman, Rich & Harris; [12] Lawrence McCarty; [13] John B. Schoeffel ( Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau); [8] [9] John Stetson Jr.; [14] and Eugene Tompkins. [13] [14] [15] [16]
Louis Baer led the 11-piece orchestra in the 1890s. [17]
In the 20th century the building became "Minsky's Park Burlesque," the "Hub," "Trans-Lux," [18] [19] and then "The State" cinema. [20] The building survived until its razing in 1990. [21] [22]
1870s–1880s
1890s
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1900s
1910s
1920s
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The Park Theatre (est.1879) was a playhouse in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It later became the State cinema. [1] Located on Washington Street, near Boylston Street, the building existed until 1990.
In 1879 Henry E. Abbey, proprietor of Abbey's Park Theatre in New York, opened Boston's Park Theatre. [2] Abbey was one half of the theatrical management firm Abbey and Schoeffel, along with his backer John B. Schoeffel. Schoeffel was assistant manager. [3]
It occupied the building of the former Beethoven Hall, "reconstructed and practically rebuilt;" its 1,184-seat auditorium was "60 feet wide, 63 from the state to the doors, and 50 feet high." [4] The architect of the rebuilt theatre was Abel C. Martin. [5] It sat on Washington Street at the corner of Boylston Street in today's Chinatown/Theatre district. [6]
In the 1890s it presented "farcical comedy." [7] Managers and proprietors included Henry E. Abbey; [8] Jack A. Crabtree; [9] [10] Lotta Crabtree; [11] Charles Frohman, Rich & Harris; [12] Lawrence McCarty; [13] John B. Schoeffel ( Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau); [8] [9] John Stetson Jr.; [14] and Eugene Tompkins. [13] [14] [15] [16]
Louis Baer led the 11-piece orchestra in the 1890s. [17]
In the 20th century the building became "Minsky's Park Burlesque," the "Hub," "Trans-Lux," [18] [19] and then "The State" cinema. [20] The building survived until its razing in 1990. [21] [22]
1870s–1880s
1890s
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1900s
1910s
1920s
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