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.[1] Architect Thomas W. Lamb designed the building;[2] its interior was "marble and velvet."[3] The auditorium sat 1,600.[4] In the early 1970s Aerosmith used the theatre for rehearsals.[5] In 1972 the Berklee College of Music bought the property; the remodeled Berklee Performance Center opened in 1976 and continues today.[6]

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Events/Screenings

1910s

1920s

1960s-1970s

References

  1. Donald C. King (2005), The Theatres of Boston: a Stage and Screen History, Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co., ISBN 0-7864-1910-5, 0786419105
  2. "Theatres." Architecture and Building, v.50, January 1918
  3. Massari, Paul. "Down in front." Boston Globe, 09 Nov 2000
  4. Boston Redevelopment Authority. (1973), Cultural and performing arts facility development program policy guidelines and recommendations
  5. Davis, Stephen; Aerosmith (1997). Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-380-97594-5.
  6. Berklee Performance Center. History. Retrieved 2012-03-07
  7. Boston Daily Globe, Jan. 15, 1916
  8. 1 2 3 Boston Daily Globe, December 02, 1916
  9. 1 2 3 Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 9, 1917
  10. 1 2 Boston Globe, April 16, 1920
  11. 1 2 Boston Globe, March 12, 1921
  12. 1 2 Boston Globe, May 11, 1922
  13. 1 2 3 Boston Globe, May 22, 1922
  14. Reel Journal, Feb. 16, 1924
  15. 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)
  16. Billboard Feb 19, 1972
  17. Matovina, Dan (2000). Without You: The Tragic Story of "Badfinger". Frances Glover Books. ISBN 978-0-9657122-2-4.

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