B.F. Keith's Theatre (1894–1928) in

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, was a

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playhouse run by B.F. Keith. It sat across from

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in the city's theatre district, with an entrance on

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and another on Washington Street. Personnel included Keith, E.F. Albee and H.E. Gustin. Virgilio Tojetti painted some of the interior decorations. In 1939, the theater was converted to a movie theater named the Normandie.

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* CinemaTreasures.org
B. F. Keith's Theatre
547 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02458 * Detail of 1902 map of Boston showin
location of Keith's Theatre
via Boston Public Library's Atlascope Boston tool. * Library of Congress
Drawing of Shubert Apollo Theatre
(formerly B.F. Keith's Theatre), Tremont St. opposite the Common, and B.F. Keith's Vaudeville, Washington St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1931.

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