Beacon Theatre (Boston)

The Beacon Theatre was a cinema on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts built in 1910 and closed in 1948. ^[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

References

1. Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918
2. Donald C. King (2005), The Theatres of Boston: a Stage and Screen History, Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co., ISBN   0786419105, OL   3392044M, 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, OL   7231564M
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

External links

• Bostonian Society. Photos:
  • Tremont Street, c. 1936, with view of Beacon Theatre
  • 47-53 Tremont Street, c. 1945, with view of Beacon Theatre
  • 19-53 Tremont Street, 1947, with view of Beacon Theatre
  • Tremont Street, c. 1953, with view of Beacon Hill Theatre
  • 53 Tremont Street, c. 1958, with view of Beacon Hill Theatre
• Boston Public Library. Photos of Beacon Hill Theatre, Tremont Street, 1970, before demolition; by Boston Redevelopment Authority:
  • Front view
  • Close-up of architectural design -- third floor balcony
  • Close-up of three floors
  • Close-up of architectural design -- fourth floor balcony

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