Boston Theatre and Opera House (Washington Street) Collection
Collection — Container: MS Th. 2
Call Number: MS Th. 2
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the construction and design of the theatre building. Contracts, design proposals and drawings of the sites are included.
Dates
- 1847-1855
Creator
- Boston Theatre and Opera House (Washington Street) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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As such, we cannot grant or deny permission to use copies of items held in our collections.
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Attribution
If you are using a credit line, please use “Boston Public Library” with the collection or call number, if available.
As such, we cannot grant or deny permission to use copies of items held in our collections.
It is the sole responsibility of the user to make his or her own determination about what types of usage might be permissible under U.S. and international copyright law. Provision of a copy from the Boston Public Library should not be construed as explicit permission to use it for any particular reason.
Attribution
If you are using a credit line, please use “Boston Public Library” with the collection or call number, if available.
Biographical or Historical Information
The Boston Theatre and Opera House, incorporated on May 20, 1853, was designed by architects Edward Clark and James Elliot Cabot of Brookline. The 3,000 seat venue opened on September 11, 1854. Sarah Bernhardt and Edwin Booth were among the actors who performed there and it was was also where Bostonians first heard Beethoven’s Fidelio in 1854 and Carmen in 1879.
Extent
26.00 Items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
Rare Books and Manuscripts Department staff.
Creator
- Boston Theatre and Opera House (Washington Street) (Organization)
- Title
- Boston Theatre and Opera House (Washington Street) Collection
- Date
- 01/15/2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020-06: Updated by Kimberly Reynolds, June 2020.
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