Beacon Theatre, Boston

The Beacon Theatre (1910-1948) of Boston, Massachusetts, was a cinema on Tremont Street in the 20th century.[1] Jacob Lourie established it.[2] Architect Clarence Blackall designed the building, with its 500-seat auditorium[2] which a contemporary critic described as "showy."[3] It had a staff of 26 in 1910.[4] In 1948 the "refurbished" building became the Beacon Hill Theater.[2][5] The building existed until 1970.

Portrait of Jacob Lourie, 1913, manager
Advertisement for Modern Theatre and Beacon Theatre, 1921; both run by Jacob Lourie

Screenings

1910s

1920s

References

  1. Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Donald C. King (2005), The Theatres of Boston: a Stage and Screen History, Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co., ISBN 0786419105, 0786419105
  3. Edwin M. Bacon, rev. by Le Roy Phillips (1922), Boston: a guide book to the city and vicinity, Boston: Ginn and Company, OCLC 1191992
  4. Moving Picture World, Nov. 26, 1910, cited in: Desirée J. Garcia. "Subversive Sounds: Ethnic Spectatorship and Boston's Nickelodeon Theatres, 1907-1914." Film History, Vol. 19, No. 3, Movie Business (2007)
  5. CinemaTreasures.org. Beacon Hill Theatre, 1 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108. Retrieved 2012-03-10
  6. Boston Globe, Dec. 2, 1916
  7. Boston Globe, Dec. 2, 1916
  8. Boston Globe, April 20, 1918
  9. Boston Globe, April 20, 1918
  10. Boston Globe, Jan. 24, 1921
  11. Boston Globe, Jan. 24, 1921
  12. Boston Globe, May 11, 1922
  13. Boston Globe, May 11, 1922
  14. Boston Globe, May 11, 1922

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