1916 COLONIAL THEATRE PROGRAM Chin Chin BOSTON Massachusetts THEATER Stone

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1915-1916 COLONIAL THEATRE PROGRAM
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Rare program from the 1915-1916 Colonial Theatre season in Boston, Massachusetts.
Pickwick Ale ad on inside cover. Rear cover has ad for Vose Player Pianos.
Program is for a performance of Chin-Chin from Montgomery & Stone.
46 pp; local ads; spots, chipping to covers. Covers nearly detached.
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The
Colonial Theatre
(est.1900) is the oldest continually-operating theatre in
Boston, Massachusetts
,
United States
. Designed by the architectural firm of
Clarence Blackall
and paid for by
Frederick Lothrop Ames
(see also
Ames Building
, Boston) the theatre first opened its doors for a performance of
Ben-Hur
on December 20, 1900.
Ben-Hur
operated with a cast and crew of 350 people and featured eight live horses on stage in full gallop during the chariot race scene. The play was so mechanically and technically extraordinary, it was featured on the cover of
Scientific American
. It is located at 106
Boylston Street
on
Boston Common
at the former site of the
Boston Public Library
.
In the 1990s, Colonial president Jon Platt led a renovation of the Colonial.
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In 1998, Platt sold his Boston theater interests to SFX Entertainment (now
Live Nation
). In 2003,
Emerson College
began leasing the building.
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2
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In 2006, Emerson bought the Colonial building to use the upper floors for dormitories.
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3
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In 2008,
Key Brand Entertainment
purchased most of Live Nation's theatrical assets, including the lease on the Colonial Theatre.
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4
]
When the lease ended, the
Citi Performing Arts Center
took over the lease, but continued booking in partnership with Key.
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5
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Shows
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edit
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The Colonial has long been used to house both touring productions of
Broadway
shows, and to preview shows before their Broadway debuts. Notable shows which were previewed at the Colonial before opening on Broadway include:
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citation needed
]
Anything Goes
Red, Hot and Blue
Porgy and Bess
Oklahoma!
(called
Away We Go!
in Boston)
The Merchant of Yonkers
Born Yesterday
Carousel
Annie Get Your Gun
Promises, Promises
La Cage aux Folles
Grand Hotel
Follies
Beatlemania (musical)
A Little Night Music
The Diary of Anne Frank
Seussical The Musical
Tallulah
High Fidelity
Present day
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Presently the Colonial Theater continues to house Pre-Broadway shows and is often the first theater in the country to house national tours of Broadway shows. Because of its size, the Colonial can often host highly technical musicals that the smaller houses, such as the Shubert and the Wilbur, are unable to put on.
The Colonial has also played host to much larger shows such as
Les Misérables
, but after the renovation of the newly restored Opera House, some of its usual shows were taken away. Nonetheless, the Colonial continues to be a testing ground for Broadway-bound shows.
Other Boston theatres
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]
Cutler Majestic Theatre
Wang Center for the Performing Arts
Wilbur Theatre
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