Architect Thomas W. Lamb designed the building;[2] its interior was "marble and velvet."[3] The auditorium sat 1,600.[4] In the early 1970s Aerosmith used the theatre for rehearsals.[5] In 1972 the Berklee College of Music bought the property; the remodeled Berklee Performance Center opened in 1976 and continues today.[6]
Notable events and screenings
1910s
The Misleading Lady, with Edna Mayo and Henry B. Walthall[7]
[Butterfield Blues Band Reunion December 10-11 or 21-22 1971]{
References
^Donald C. King (2005), The Theatres of Boston: a Stage and Screen History, Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co., ISBN 0-7864-1910-5, OL 3392044M, 0786419105
^"Theatres." Architecture and Building, v.50, January 1918
^Massari, Paul. "Down in front." Boston Globe, 09 Nov 2000
^Boston Redevelopment Authority. (1973), Cultural and performing arts facility development program policy guidelines and recommendations, OL 23292061M
^Berklee Performance Center. History Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-03-07
^Boston Daily Globe, Jan. 15, 1916
^ a b cBoston Daily Globe, December 02, 1916
^ a b cBoston Daily Globe, Feb. 9, 1917
^ a bBoston Globe, April 16, 1920
^ a bBoston Globe, March 12, 1921
^ a bBoston Globe, May 11, 1922
^ a b cBoston Globe, May 22, 1922
^Reel Journal, Feb. 16, 1924
^During a screening of the film Lilac Time in 1929, "the manager ... poured a pint of lilac perfume into the ventilation system." (Avery N. Gilbert. What the nose knows: the science of scent in everyday life. Random House: 2008)