| Boston, MA: Boston Opera House (old) |
Country: United States of America State: Massachusetts City: Boston Location: 343 Huntington Avenue Built 1908-1909 by Wheelwright and Haven, funded by Eben Dyer Jordan. Opened 8 Nov 1909 with Ponchielli's "La Gioconda". 2570 seats. Used for opera performances by the resident company and for touring opera productions, most notably from the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York. Closed in September 1958 due to structural problems. Demolished 1958 in favour of the expansion of the Northeastern University campus. Currently the site is occupied by Northeastern University's Speare Hall. [NB: This theatre is not identical with the theatre built 1928 as "B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre" by Thomas Lamb, 1965 renamed "Savoy Theatre", 1978 renamed "Boston Opera House" as home to the "Opera Company of Boston" (closed in 1990), re-opened 2004 and used for ballet and broadway shows.] Link: Wikipedia |
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Front Text: "The Stage, Boston Opera House, Boston, Mass."Publisher: The Leighton & Valentine Co., New York City; 213094 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: to Paris (France) [postmark illegible] |
Front Text: "Interior of Boston Opera House, Boston, Mass."Publisher: The Leighton & Valentine Co., New York City; 213093 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Cambridge MA to Berwick ME, 1911 |
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