Chickering Hall (est.1883) was a concert auditorium in
Boston
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, in the late 19th century. It occupied the second floor of
Chickering and Sons showrooms on
Tremont Street
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, near the corner of West Street. "
Bradlee, Winslow and Wetherell were the architects, and Mr. E.P. Treadwell, the decorator. The hall
aslighted by the Edison electric light." By 1895: "Tremont St., towards Boylston, for some years has been called Piano Row, for a long row of piano agencies occupied a good portion of the block; but of late most of these have
migrated to Boylston St. Chickering Hall, at 152 Tremont St., was for many years a favorite place for fashionable musicales, and the headquarters of the musical profession."
Performances/Events
1880s
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Matthew Arnold
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George Washington Cable
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Hubert von Herkomer
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Kneisel Quartet
1890s
* Prof. Carpenter, hypnotist
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Vladimir de Pachmann
* James A. Herne's "
Margaret Fleming
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Thomas Nelson Page
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F. Hopkinson Smith
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Edward Alexander MacDowell
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George Grossmith, comedian
[Boston Globe, Feb. 3, 1893; Feb. 2, 1894]
Images
Image:1889 Kneisel ChickeringHall BostonGlobe Dec1.png, Advertisement, 1889
Image:1887 ChickeringHall Boston.png, Seating chart, 1880s
Image:1890 ChickeringHall no152 TremontSt BostonGlobe Oct19.png, Advertisement, 1890
File:1891 ChickeringHall BostonGlobe January25.png, Advertisement, 1891
Image:1891 ChickeringHall Boston HarvardTheatreCollection.png, "Mrs. Herne as Margaret Fleming," 1891; depicts actress Katherine Corcoran
Image:1896 ChickeringHall Boston map byStadly BPL 12479 detail.png, Detail of map of Boston in 1896, showing Chickering Hall opposite Boston Common
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See also
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Chickering and Sons
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Chickering Hall, Boston (1901), Huntington Avenue
References
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Music venues completed in 1883
Former buildings and structures in Boston
Cultural history of Boston
Event venues established in 1883
Former theatres in Boston
Boston Theater District