Keith's Theatre Explained

B.F. Keith's Theatre (1894 - 1928) in Boston, Massachusetts, was a vaudeville playhouse run by B.F. Keith. It sat across from Boston Common in the city's theatre district, with an entrance on Tremont Street and another on Washington Street.^[1] Personnel included Keith, E.F. Albee and H.E. Gustin.^[2] Virgilio Tojetti painted some of the interior decorations.^{[3] [4]} In 1939, the theater was converted to a movie theater named the Normandie.^[5]

Performances/Screenings

• Fadettes of Boston
• Edison Vitascope^[6]
• Lumière Cinematograph

Further reading

• • E.T. Adams. "Artistic Engine-Room Interiors." Engineering Magazine, v.10, no.6, March 1896
• Frank Cullen. Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. NY: Routledge, 2004

External links

• CinemaTreasures.org. B. F. Keith's Theatre, 547 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02458
• Detail of 1902 map of Boston showing location of Keith's Theatre, via Boston Public Library's Atlascope Boston tool.
• Library of Congress. Drawing of Shubert Apollo Theatre (formerly B.F. Keith's Theatre), Tremont St. opposite the Common, and B.F. Keith's Vaudeville, Washington St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1931.

Images

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Notes and References

1. Keith's Theatre, no.547 Washington and no.163 Tremont. Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918, 1921
2. Book: Cahn-Leighton Official Theatrical Guide . NY . 1913.
3. Keith's Tremont Street Entrance . The Opera Glass . 4 . 10 . October 1897 .
4. Virgilio Tojetti (1849-1901) . Public Opinion . 30 . April 4, 1901 .
5. Web site: Theater History: Keith's Theatre (1894-1952), 547 Washington Street . Boston Athenaeum . 2012-02-06 . 2021-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414194055/https://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/224 . dead .
6. Deac Rossell . A Chronology of Cinema, 1889-1896 . Film History . 7 . Summer 1995 .