Bowdoin Square Theatre

The Bowdoin Square Theatre (est.1892) in Boston, Massachusetts, was a playhouse and cinema. It was located on Bowdoin Square in the West End,[1] in a building designed by architect C.H. Blackall.[2] Personnel included Charles F. Atkinson[3] and William Harris.[4] Audience members included future magician Julius Linsky[5] and future actor Joseph Sicari[6]

Advertisement, 1917
Portrait of manager Charles F. Atkinson
Bowdoin Sq. Theatre, ca.1896

Performances/Screenings

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s-1950s

References

  1. Boston Almanac, 1893-1894. Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918
  2. "Shaping the Temple: progress and particulars of the work being done at the new Bowdoin Square house of amusement." Boston Daily Globe, November 12, 1891
  3. Atherton Brownell. Boston Theatres of To-Day. The Bostonian, v.2, no.6, 1896
  4. Boston Daily Globe, March 13, 1892
  5. Boston Globe, 07 Oct 1982
  6. Blowen, Michael. West End taught him `You Gotta Have Heart.' Boston Globe, 05 Feb 1996
  7. Boston Daily Globe, March 13, 1892
  8. Boston Playhouses. New York Times, November 13, 1892.
  9. Boston Playhouses. New York Times, November 13, 1892.
  10. Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 28, 1893
  11. Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 28, 1893
  12. Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 22, 1894
  13. Boston Daily Globe, May 5, 1895
  14. Boston Daily Globe, May 08, 1899
  15. Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 5, 1902
  16. Boston Daily Globe, September 19, 1902
  17. Boston Daily Globe, October 28, 1902
  18. Boston Daily Globe, January 09, 1903
  19. Boston Daily Globe, January 17, 1903
  20. Boston Daily Globe, Nov.23, 1903
  21. Boston Daily Globe, April 12, 1904
  22. Boston Daily Globe, November 19, 1904
  23. Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 21, 1917
  24. Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 21, 1917
  25. Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 21, 1917
  26. Boston Daily Globe, December 03, 1921
  27. Boston Daily Globe, December 03, 1921
  28. Boston Daily Globe, June 09, 1922
  29. Boston Daily Globe, June 09, 1922
  30. Boston Daily Globe, June 09, 1922

Further reading

  • "Olga Nethersole Brings Suit; Seeks to Enjoin a Boston Theatre from Presenting "Sapho." New York Times, May 17, 1900,
  • "Boston Actress Shot; Unknown Person Wounds Miss Edith Talbot – Her Engagement Was Announced Last Monday." New York Times, February 16, 1901.

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