Bowdoin Square Theatre

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Portrait of manager Charles F. Atkinson

Bowdoin Sq. Theatre, ca.1896

The Bowdoin Square Theatre (est.1892) in Boston, Massachusetts, was a playhouse and cinema. It was located on Bowdoin Square in the West End,^[1] in a building designed by architect C.H. Blackall.^[2] Personnel included Charles F. Atkinson^[3] and William Harris.^[4] Audience members included future magician Julius Linsky^[5] and future actor Joseph Sicari^[6]

Performances/Screenings

1890s

• The Dazzler^[7]
• A Parlor Match (Evans and Hoey)^[8]
• The Idea, with Hallen and Hart^[9]
• Sutton Vane's The Span of Life^[10]
• Hands Across the Sea^[11]
• The Cotton King^[12]
• John P. Smith's Uncle Tom's Cabin, with Jenny Kay^[13]
• Daniel A. Kelly's Outcasts of a Great City^[14]

1900s

• The Victorian Cross^[15]
• In Sight of St. Pauls, with Zeffie Tilbury^[16]
• Utah, with Zeffie Tilbury^[17]
• A Break for Liberty^[18]
• Two Orphans^[19]
• The Cattle King^[20]
• Wicked London^[21]
• Escaped from Sing Sing^[22]

1910s

• War's Women ("moving picture"), with Frank Keenan^[23]
• Ting Shan Wang Troupe^[24]
• Patria (film), with Mrs. Vernon Castle^[25]

1920s

• Camille (film), with Nazimova^[26]
• From the Ground Up (film), with Tom Moore^[27]
• Burn 'em up Barnes, with Johnny Hines^[28]
• Gleam o' Dawn (film), with John Gilbert^[29]
• "Drake and Walker's Big Colored Musical Revue"^[30]

References

Further reading

• "Olga Nethersole Brings Suit; Seeks to Enjoin a Boston Theatre from Presenting "Sapho." New York Times, May 17, 1900,
• "Boston Actress Shot; Unknown Person Wounds Miss Edith Talbot -- Her Engagement Was Announced Last Monday." New York Times, February 16, 1901.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bowdoin Square Theatre (Boston).

• Boston Public Library. Photo of Bowdoin Sq., ca.1900s? Shows Bowdoin Sq. Theatre and vicinity
• CinemaTreasures.org. Bowdoin Square Theatre, Bowdoin Square, Boston, MA

Coordinates: 42°21′40″N 71°03′41″W / 42.3612°N 71.0614°W / 42.3612; -71.0614