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The Tremont Theatre (est. 1889) was a

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, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Henry E. Abbey and John B. Schoeffel established the enterprise and oversaw construction of its building at no.176

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in the

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area. Managers included

Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau, originally Abbey and Schoeffel, was an American theatre management and production firm. The firm was established in 1876 when a partnership was formed between Henry Abbey and John Schoeffel. Fellow theatre manager and p ...

,Boston Globe, January 22, 1893

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, Thos. B. Lothan and Albert M. Sheehan.New York Public Library
Programme: Tremont Theatre – Monday, May 1
– David Belasco presents "The Gold Diggers." (April 24, 1922) A traveller's guidebook described the space in 1899: "The auditorium is 75 feet high of the same width and 80 feet deep. It is fashioned on the plan of a mammoth shell. ... The ten oddly fashioned private boxes on either side of the proscenium give a novel effect to the interior. The decoration of the main ceiling is modernized Renaissance treated in Gobelin tapestry effect and the coloring of the walls is in harmonizing shades. The stage is 73 by 45 feet, with a height of 69 feet to the rigging loft. The house has 2,000 seats." "In 1947 the Tremont became a movie theater named the Astor and briefly, before its demise, a juice bar." "After a fire in 1983, the building was demolished." "AMC Boston Common 19 Movie Theater now occupies the site."

Performances

1880s–1890s

* Justin McCarthy's "The Candidate," with Charles Wyndham and Mary Moore *

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*'' 1492 Up to Date'', presented by Edward E. Rice's "Surprise party" * Pauline Hall's "Puritania," music by Edgar Stillman Kelley * "Niobe," with Abbott & Teal's comedy co. * Garrett P. Serviss' "Wonders of America" * W.S. Gilbert's "

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," with

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' Comic Opera Co. * "Two Little Vagrants" *

J.M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succ ...

's "The Professors Love Story," with

E.S. Willard Edward Smith Willard (9 January 1853 – 9 November 1915) was an English actor. He was born at Brighton''Who's Who on the Stage: the dramatic reference book and ...'', Volume 1 edited by Walter Browne, Frederick Arnold Austin; 1906 pg. 227 and ...

Boston Evening Transcript, December 17, 1897 * "Half a King," with Francis Wilson *

Augustus Thomas Augustus Thomas (January 8, 1857 – August 12, 1934) was an American playwright. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri and son of a medical doctor, Thomas worked a number of jobs including as a page in the 41st Congress, studying law, and gaini ...

' "The Hoosier Doctor," with

Digby Bell Digby Bell (born Digby Valentine Bell; November 8, 1849 – June 20, 1917) was a popular vaudeville entertainer and Broadway theatre, Broadway performer at the beginning of the 20th century. Early life Bell was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on N ...

Boston Globe, April 8, 1898 * Augustus Thomas' "The Jucklins," with

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and the Boston Cadet BandBoston Evening Transcript, May 14, 1898 * De Koven and Smith's "The Highwayman," with Broadway Theatre Opera Co.

1900s

* Pixley & Luders' "Prince of Pilsen" *

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's "The Crisis," with James K. HackettBoston Daily Globe, January 5, 1903 * Roland MacDonald's "The Sword of the King," with

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David Belasco David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story ''Madame Butterfly'' for the stage. He launched the theatrical career of ...

John Luther Long John Luther Long (January 1, 1861 – October 31, 1927) was an American lawyer and writer best known for his short story "Madame Butterfly", which was based on the recollections of his sister, Jennie Correll, who had been to Japan with her husba ...

's "Darling of the Gods," with

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* "Mr. Pickwick," with DeWolf Hopper * ''

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,'' with Augustin Daily Musical Co. * Jesse Lynch Williams' "The Stolen Story" * De Koven's "The Student King" * Geo. Broadhurst's "Man of the Hour" * Kitty Grey * "A Knight for a Day"

1910s

* Ziegfeld Follies *

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's "7 Keys to Baldpate" * D.W. Griffith's ''

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'' * Harry James Smith's " A Tailor-Made Man," with Grant Mitchell * "Three Faces East" * Winchell Smith and John E. Hazzards's "Turn to the Right" with Edgar Nelson and Jason Robards, September 17, 1917

1920s

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Carnival *

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* The O'Brien Girl * "Just A Minute" Phil Morris and H.C Greene -"11 scenes and 90 people" *

Avery Hopwood James Avery Hopwood (May 28, 1882 – July 1, 1928) was an American playwright of the Jazz Age. He had four plays running simultaneously on Broadway in 1920, namely "The Gold Diggers," "The Bat" and "Spanish Love" and "Ladies' Night (In a ...

's "The Gold Diggers" * "Shavings," with

Harry Beresford Harry J. Beresford (4 November 1863 – 4 October 1944) was an English-born actor on the American stage and in motion pictures. He used the professional name Harry J. Morgan early in his career. Career Harry Beresford began his acting career i ...

* "Captain Applejack," with Wallace Eddinger and Mary NashBoston Globe, December 12, 1922 * "The Girl in the Spotlight"

1930s-1940s

* ''

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'' * "Confidential Service" * "Divorce Me, Dear"

Images

File:1902 Tremont theatre BostonGlobe Sept19.png, Advertisement for "the cool Tremont," 1902 File:1903 Panoramic view of Boston Common and Tremont Street byEChickering LC detail.jpg, Tremont Street, 1903, across from Boston Common. (Tremont Theatre 6th building from right) File:John B Schoeffel 1846 1918 USA.png, Portrait of John B. Schoeffel, one of the proprietors File:1906 StolenStory at TremontTheatre Boston USA TheTheatre v6 no65.png, Performance of "The Stolen Story" at the Tremont Theatre, c. 1906 File:1906 TremontTheatre Boston Oct3 program cover.jpg, Programme from "The Student King," 1906 File:1911 Tremont Theatre map Boston byMiller BPL 12556.png, Detail of 1911 map of Boston, showing Tremont Theatre

References

External links

* Bostonian Society. *
Photo of Tremont Street parade
c. 1939–1941, with glimpse of the Tremont theatre sign *
Horse-drawn fire equipment on parade, corner of Boylston Street and Tremont Street
c. 1939–1941, with glimpse of the Tremont theatre sign * Historic New England *
Postcard for Potash & Perlmutter
Tremont Theatre, Boston, Mass., undated *
Tremont Theatre, Boston, Mass. postcard
c. 1907. Postmarked: August 5, 1911. * Boston Athenaeum
Tremont Theatre programs
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