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Lyceum Theatre (Boston)

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careful attention was made to make the theatre fire proof; including the use of much more iron than in the World's Theatre. This included ornamental iron panels used as decorations on the walls of the theatre. The theatre also included white and gold frescos that were "relieved with blue and buff". The stage was 35 feet long, 35 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Austin Gibbon was hired as the theatre's first general manager and F.W. Johnson its first music director.
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Lothrop decided to expand the size of his operation and acquired the 661, 663, and 665 Washington Street properties to significantly enlarge the size of both the theatre and the museum. The builder of the museum was H. Roberts. Asa Lowe & Co. did the mason work, the Chelmsford Foundry Co. did the
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Extending an entire city block, the World's Museum consisted of four floors and could accommodate 7,000 people. It was wired with electricity and had many crystal chandeliers lit by colored lights. The first floor of the building contained a vestibule with a large fountain, a theatre that could seat
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As with the former Boylston Museum, multiple variety act performances were presented daily and there was a rotating cadre of vaudeville entertainers engaged for these performances to keep audiences returning to the museum. Some notable performers who appeared at the World's Museum included comedian
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In July 1892 F. P. Clough began making significant alterations to the former World's Theatre building to transform it into the Lyceum Theatre. The walls of the theatre were rebuilt with new brick, and much work was done to improve the building's ventilation;. The number of exits were increased and
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on May 14, 1875, described the site as a "cozy little theatrum" and that the museum contained a "collection of curiousities large and interesting". It also described the theatre as offering daily afternoon and evening performances with both dramas and variety entertainments as offerings.
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on June 10, 1908, stated that some of the smaller adjacent properties to the Lyceum Theatre had already been demolished to make way for the theatre, and that the Lyceum Theatre was scheduled for demolition in the next few days with portions of the structure already been torn down.
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in its "hall of curiosities" with performers that the museum described as an "albino", "midgets", "lobster boy", "The Human Skeleton", "The Armless Man", and other people possessing biological rarities. Among the performers at the opening were
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was also an early performer at the theatre who began her career on the Boylston stage. By 1876 advertisements for the Boylston Museum began referring to the museum as the New Boylston Museum and its theatre as the Star Novelty Theatre.
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The much enlarged and essentially new facility reopened as the World's Museum, Menagerie, and Aquarium on Monday October 5, 1885. A variety program was presented in the theatre on opening day that featured African-American comedian
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dancers, jugglers, and a wide array of other acts. The theatre continued to periodically host vaudeville type performances. Some notable vaudeville entertainers to appear at the theatre included the comedy duo
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1882 photograph of dwarf General Willis Carver (center) with his parents. His mother Cora Carver (left) worked as a professional fat lady and was often displayed alongside her tiny son.
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Madame Lee, singer Georgia Marsh, and many other performers of varying talents. It was reported that more than 50,000 people attended the museum during its first week of operation.
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in December 1885. This production was later presented to accompany a large "Japanese bazaar" installed at the museum in February 1886. That same month opera singer
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In early 1907 the Lyceum Theatre was occupied by the Rice & Barton's Gaiety Company. Later that year the theatre was occupied by a show organized by
1719: 514:. In its first year of operation it was used by the Boston Comic Opera for its 1892–1893 season, and presented Native-American actress and playwright 125:(1854–1905) made his professional debut at the Boylston Museum during its first year of operation, starring as Mr. Primrose in an 1875 production of 96: 55:. Its founder, George E. Lothrop, acquired the adjacent properties and greatly expanded the theatre. This expanded facility opened as the 1556: 1699: 1573: 226:
windows, Gill & Higgins provided French colored glass, and much of the interior design work was done by The Boston Wall Paper Co.
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article on November 13, 1885, reported that it was the third largest collection of animals in the United States, with only the
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In June 1908 it was announced that the Lyceum Theatre would be demolished to make way for the construction of the
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performed a highly popular sketch at the theatre, "Uncle Josh", which he later developed into the longer play
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era. The theatre sat 930 people and it charged 10 to 50 cents for tickets to its performances. The actor
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1904 photograph of the sidewalk outside the Lyceum Theatre, produced by the Boston Transit Commission
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The Boylston Museum was founded by George E. Lothrop in 1875, at 667 Washington Street adjacent to
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The theatre opened as the Lyceum Theatre on September 19, 1892. Its opening performance was a
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in the hall. Other performers that worked in the hall of curiosities included tattooed lady
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among other animals. A baby lion named Max was particularly popular with Boston children. A
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was engaged for performances. Martinot became a favorite performer for Boston audiences in
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came to the World's Theatre and brought an entire opera company with her. They performed
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By July 1892 the theatre had been sold to F. P. Clough and was no longer in operation.
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In addition to being used for vaudeville performances, the theatre was also used for
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with Corelli in the title role to large crowds. This was followed by performances of
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Other vaudeville entertainers to appear at the Boylston Museum included comedian
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after undergoing significant alterations. It was demolished in June 1908. The
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who left a career as a physician to pursue a career in theatre management. A
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who all had very long hair, Belle Moody, "the Human Billiard Ball", and the
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works presented at the World's Theatre included a production of
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performer Billy Lester, the Irish comedians Spencer and Quigg,
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sometimes gave six shows a day at the Boylston's theatre.
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parodies of popular stage works of the period, such as
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Index


Boston
Washington Street
Boylston Street
dime museum
Gaiety Theatre

Boylston Market
Dartmouth Medical School
dime museum
The Boston Globe
variety theatre
vaudeville
Horace Lewis
Maggie Cline
Sadie Martinot
minstrel shows
George M. Cohan
Four Cohans
Denman Thompson
The Old Homestead
Neil Burgess
Charles L. Davis
Charles H. Yale
Carrie Swain

Millie and Christine McKoy


murals

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