Columbia Theatre (Boston) Explained

The Columbia Theatre (1891 –) or Loew's New Columbia Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, was a playhouse and cinema located in the South End at No. 978 Washington Street.^[1] Charles Frohman, Isaac Baker Rich and William Harris ("Rich & Harris and Charles Frohman") oversaw the theatre until 1895.^{[2] [3] [4]} Owners included J.J. Grace of New York and Loews.^[5] Staff included Harry Farren,^[6] Saul Hamilburg and Philip Shea.^[7] The Columbia existed until its demolition in 1957.^{[8] [9]}

Performances

• 1492 Up to Date, with Rice's "Surprise Party"^[10]
• Nat C. Goodwin, comedian^[11]
• Herbert Graham's "His Wedding Day"^[12]
• Brandon Thomas' Charley's Aunt^[13]
• Hagenbeck's trained animals^[14]
• Sydney Grundy's "Sowing the Wind"^[15]
• "The Belle of New York"^[16]

Notable people

• Evelyn Campbell

External links

• Library of Congress. Columbia Theatre, Washington and Castle Streets, Boston, Massachusetts, illus. by Dumas

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Notes and References

1. Boston Almanac, 1893–1894. "Loew's New Columbia Theatre," Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918
2. Boston Globe, February 6, 1893
3. Isaac Baker Rich (b. 1827).
4. "On July 1 it will pass from the hands of Rich & Harris into the hands of R.M. Gulick & Co. and Davis & Keogh." ("Boston's Columbia Theatre: Rich and Harris and Charles Frohman finally dispose of the lease." New York Times, May 24, 1895)
5. New York Times, May 24, 1895
6. The Billboard, December 7, 1907
7. "Columbia Theatre in new hands." Boston Evening Transcript – December 30, 1899
8. Cinematreasures.org. Columbia Theatre, 978-986 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02445
9. Web site: Theater History . Boston Athenaeum . February 1, 2012 . April 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414194055/https://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/224 . dead .
10. Boston Globe, February 6, 1893
11. Boston Globe, February 26, 1893
12. Boston Globe, March 5, 1893
13. Boston Daily Globe, January 3, 1894
14. Boston Daily Globe, April 22, 1894
15. Boston Evening Transcript, October 22, 1894
16. Boston Evening Transcript – May 24, 1900