The Castle Square Theatre (1894–1932) in
Boston
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,
, was located on
Tremont Street
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in the
South End. The building existed until its demolition in 1933.
Actors who worked in stock theater there included
Edmund Breese.
Notable people
*
Gertrude Quinlan
References
Further reading
A year of opera at the Castle Square Theatre from May 6, '95 to May 6, '96 containing portraits and sketches of the principal singers and a record of the casts of characters of the various operas produced together with a short story of each. Boston: Charles Elwell French, 1896
* William Harvey Birkmire. "The Castle Square Theatre.
The planning and construction of American theatres NY: J. Wiley & sons, 1896
Six years of drama at the Castle Square Theatre with portraits of the members of the company and complete programs of all plays produced, May 3, 1897 – May 3, 1903. Boston, C.E. French, 1903
External links
* Emerson College
Sigmund A. Lavine Boston Theatre Collection Includes items related to Castle Sq. Theatre.
Castle Square Theatre souvenir portrait photographs: GuideHarvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library
The Life & Times of Joseph Haworth
1894 establishments in Massachusetts
1932 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Cultural history of Boston
20th century in Boston
Former theatres in Boston
South End, Boston
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