Globe Theatre, Boston (1903)

The Globe Theatre (est. 1903) was a playhouse and cinema in Boston, Massachusetts, located on Washington Street in Chinatown. Architect Arthur H. Vinal designed the building in 1903;[1] it stands today at no.692 Washington St. opposite LaGrange Street, near the corner of Beach Street. In the 1910s it was also known as "Loew's Globe Theatre."[2]

Not to be confused with Globe Theatre, Boston (1871).
The Globe Theatre building, Boston, in 2010

Performances/Screenings

References
  1. "New Globe Theatre, Boston, Mass. Arthur H. Vinal, Architect". The Brickbuilder. XII (9). September 1903.
  2. "Loew's Globe Theatre." Boston register and business directory. 1918
  3. Boston Evening Transcript, Dec. 31, 1903
  4. Boston Globe, March 28, 1905
  5. Boston Globe, March 28, 1905
  6. Boston Evening Transcript, April 17, 1908
  7. Boston Evening Transcript, April 17, 1908
  8. Boston Globe, Feb. 2, 1918
  9. Boston Globe, Feb. 10, 1920
  10. Boston Globe, Dec. 12, 1922

Images
  • Advertisement for Weber & Fields, 1903
  • Seating chart of orchestra level, 1904
  • Detail of 1911 map of Boston, showing Globe Theatre at corner of Beach St. and Washington St.
  • Interior of the building in 2008, now a restaurant

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