The Globe Theatre (est. 1903) was a
playhouse and cinema in
Boston
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,
Massachusetts
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, located on
Washington Street in
Chinatown
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. Architect
Arthur H. Vinal designed the building in 1903; it stands today at no.692 Washington St. opposite LaGrange Street, near the corner of Beach Street. In the 1910s it was also known as "Loew's Globe Theatre."
Performances/Screenings
1900s
*
Weber
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Notable pe ...
and
Fields' "An English Daisy"
* "
In Dahomey
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," with
Williams &
Walker
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Places
In the United States
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* "Pals," with
James J. Corbett
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* "Under Southern Skies"
* "1492"
1910s
* D.W. Griffith's ''
Intolerance''
1920s
*
Monroe Salisbury
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and
Shirley Mason in "new photoplays"
* ''
Smilin' Through''
[Boston Globe, Dec. 12, 1922]
References
External links
* Library of Congress
Globe Theatre (Globe Grand Opera), Washington St. near La Grange St., Boston, Massachusetts Illustration by Anthony F. Dumas, 1931.
* Flickr.
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Photo of Empire Garden interior 2010; building formerly housed the Globe theatre
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Photo of Empire Garden ceiling 2010
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Photo of Empire Garden exterior 2008
Images
Image:1903 Globe theatre BostonEveningTranscript December31.png, Advertisement for Weber & Fields, 1903
Image:1904 GlobeTheatre Boston.png, Seating chart of orchestra level, 1904
Image:1911_Globe Thetare_map_Boston_byMiller_BPL_12556.png, Detail of 1911 map of Boston, showing Globe Theatre at corner of Beach St. and Washington St.
Image:2008 EmpireGarden 690 WashingtonSt Boston USA 2785125421.jpg, Interior of the building in 2008, now a restaurant
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Cultural history of Boston
20th century in Boston
Boston Theater District
1903 establishments in Massachusetts
Former theatres in Boston
Event venues established in 1903
Former cinemas in the United States
Chinatown, Boston
Loew's Theatres buildings and structures
Theatres completed in 1903