|
Park Theatre (Boston)
The Park Theatre (est.1879) was a Theater (structure), playhouse in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It later became the State cinema. Located on Washington Street (Boston), Washington Street, near Boylston Street, the building existed until 1990. History In 1879 Henry Eugene Abbey, Henry E. Abbey, proprietor of Abbey's Park Theatre in New York, opened Boston's Park Theatre. Abbey was one half of the theatrical management firm Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau, Abbey and Schoeffel, along with his backer John B. Schoeffel. Schoeffel was assistant manager. It occupied the building of the former Beethoven Hall (Boston), Beethoven Hall, "reconstructed and practically rebuilt;" its 1,184-seat auditorium was "60 feet wide, 63 from the state to the doors, and 50 feet high." The architect of the rebuilt theatre was Abel C. Martin. It sat on Washington Street at the corner of Boylston Street in today's Chinatown/Theatre district. In the 1890s it presented "fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquee At State Theatre On Washington Street (11191558024)
Marquee may refer to: * Marquee (overhang), a secondary covering attached to the exterior wall of a building * Marquee (structure), a structure placed over the entrance to a hotel, theater, casino, train station, or similar building. * Pole marquee, a large tent, generally used as a temporary building * ''Marquee'' (TV series), 1979 Canadian drama television series * Marquee Cinemas, a movie theater chain in the United States * Marquee Club, commonly called the Marquee, a rock club in London * Marquee element, an HTML tag that makes text scroll across the page as if on a marquee * Marquee Sports Network, a Chicago-based regional sports cable channel * Marquee Theatre, a concert venue in Tempe, Arizona, US * "Marquee Sign" (song), a 2017 single by Sara Evans * "Marquee", a song by Superchunk from their 1997 album, ''Indoor Living'' * Marquee Broadcasting, a small American broadcasting company * The Marquee (mountain), a mountain in New Zealand See also * Marquee player, professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert B
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use Robert (surname), as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert (name), Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta (given name), Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maternity (film)
''Maternity'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John B. O'Brien and starring Alice Brady, Marie Chambers and John Bowers. Cast * Alice Brady as Ellen Franklin * Marie Chambers as Louise Randall * John Bowers as David Gordon * David Powell as John Locke * Herbert Barrington as Henry Franklin * Florence Crane as Marion Franklin * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Dan Miller * Charles Duncan as Joseph Randall * Louis R. Grisel as Jed * Julia Stuart as Amelia * Madge Evans as Constance * John Dudley as Family Doctor Production During the scenes where the hospital is going up in flames, Alice Brady sustained minor injuries before escaping via trapdoor. It was shot at Fort Lee studios in New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Of The Golden West (1915 Film)
''The Girl of the Golden West'' is a surviving 1915 American Western (genre), Western silent film, silent black-and-white film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It was based on the 1905 play ''The Girl of the Golden West (play), The Girl of the Golden West'' by David Belasco. Prints of the film survive in the Library of Congress film archive. It was the first of four film adaptations that have been made of the play. Plot A hard-bitten saloon girl falls for a dashing outlaw, and tries to keep the local sheriff from catching him and sending him to prison. Cast * Mabel Van Buren as The Girl * Theodore Roberts as Jack Rance * House Peters Sr. as Ramerrez * Anita King as Wowkle * Sydney Deane as Sidney Duck * William Elmer as Ashby (credited as Billy Elmer) * Jeanie MacPherson as Nina (credited as Jeane McPherson) * Raymond Hatton as Castro * Richard L'Estrange as Senor Slim (credited as Dick Le Strange) * Tex Driscoll as Nick, The Bartender * Artie Ortego as Antonio (credited as Arth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dancing Girl (1915 Film)
''The Dancing Girl'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the 1891 Broadway play of the same name by Henry Arthur Jones. The film was directed by Allan Dwan and starred stage actress Florence Reed in her film debut. Reed's husband, Malcolm Williams, also appears in the film. Plot Cast * Florence Reed - Drusilla Ives * Fuller Mellish - David Ives *Lorraine Huling - Faith Ives * Malcolm Williams - A Quaker * William Russell - John Christison *Eugene Ormonde - Duke of Guiseberry *William Lloyd - Mr. Crake *Minna Gale Minna Gale (September 26, 1865 – March 4, 1944), also credited as Minna K. Gale and Minna Gale Haynes, was an American actress. Early life Minna Kathalina Gale was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the daughter of James and Cornelia K. Gale; afte ... - Lady Bawtry References External links * 1915 films American silent feature films American films based on plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fay Davis
Fay Davis (December 15, 1872 – March 1, 1945) was an American stage actress from Boston, Massachusetts, who was a star of many Shakespearean plays. Early life Fay Davis was born December 15, 1872, in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended the Winthrop School in Boston and a school of oratory. Davis studied under the monologist Leland Powers. Davis became popular as a reciter in Boston and other places in New England. She also acted as an amateur in her hometown. Career Davis came to England in 1895 to join the company of Sir Charles Wyndham. She quickly achieved success as Zoe Nuggetson in ''A Squire of Dames''. In 1896 she went to the St. James's Theatre where she remained five years. At this time she played her first roles in productions of the works of Shakespeare. In 1902 Davis returned to America and made her debut at the Empire Theatre under Charles Frohman. For Frohman, Davis appeared as Wilhelmina in ''Imprudence''. In the first decade of the twentieth century s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ayres Barnet
Robert Ayres Barnet (September 3, 1853 – June 26, 1933) was an American musical theatre lyricist from New York City, active in New York and Boston in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is most remembered for his collaborations with the Boston Men's Army Cadets. Career Barnet wrote lyrics for ''1492'' and '' Excelsior, Jr.'' Collaborators included Robert Melville Baker, George Whitefield Chadwick, Edward Warren Corliss, Louis F. Gottschalk, Harry Lawson Heartz, David Kilburn Stevens, Lewis Sabin Thompson, and George Lowell Tracy. He belonged to the Boston Cadets, and contributed to the group's amateur theatricals. For example, his ''Jack and the Beanstock'' premiered in 1896 at Boston's Tremont Theatre. It was performed by the "Boston Cadets, who always present Barnet's pieces before they are staged professionally. The new piece is ... a fairy Mother Goose burlesque. The music is by A.B. Sloane. ... Augustus Pitou, Klaw & Erlanger, E.E. Rice, and other prominent ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Arthur Jones
Henry Arthur Jones (20 September 1851 – 7 January 1929) was an English dramatist, who was first noted for his melodrama '' The Silver King'' (1882), and went on to write prolifically, often appearing to mirror Ibsen from the opposite (conservative) viewpoint. As a right-winger, he engaged in extensive debates with left-wing writers such as George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells. Biography Jones was born at Granborough, Buckinghamshire, to Silvanus Jones, a farmer. Until he was 13, he attended Grace's Classical and Commercial Academy in Winslow, where he inherited property on his father's death in 1914. He began to earn his living early, his spare time being given to literary pursuits. Career overview He was twenty-seven before his first piece, ''It's Only Round the Corner'', was produced at the Exeter Theatre, but within four years of his debut as a dramatist he scored a great success with '' The Silver King'' (November 1882), written with Henry Herman, a melodrama produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OverDrive, Inc
OverDrive, Inc. is a worldwide digital distributor of ebooks, audiobooks, online magazines and streaming video titles. The company provides digital rights management and download fulfillment services for publishers, public libraries, K–12 schools, colleges, universities, corporations, legal industries, and formerly retailers. The largest commercial provider of ebooks, audiobooks, and other digital content such as streaming videos in the world, a 2023 report estimated its market share as perhaps being upwards of 90%.Rachel Noorda and Kathi Inman Berens"Digital Public Library Ecosystem 2023" American Library Association. :11 OverDrive operates the ebook and audiobook app Libby, the Video streaming app Kanopy and the educational app Sora. History OverDrive was founded in 1986 and originally converted analog media to digital formats, such as interactive diskettes and CD-ROMs. In 2000, the company opened Content Reserve, an online eBook and downloadable audiobook repo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Dumas, Fils
Alexandre Dumas (; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel ''La Dame aux Camélias'' (''The Lady of the Camellias'', usually titled '' Camille'' in English-language versions), published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera '' La traviata'' (''The Fallen Woman''), as well as numerous stage and film productions. Dumas ( French for "son") was the son of Alexandre Dumas ("father"), also a well-known playwright and author of classic works such as ''The Three Musketeers'' and ''The Count of Monte Cristo''. Dumas was admitted to the (French Academy) in 1874 and awarded the Legion of Honour in 1894. Biography Dumas was born in Paris, France, the illegitimate child of (1794–1868), a dressmaker, and novelist Alexandre Dumas. In 1831 his father legally recognized him and ensured that the young Dumas received the best education possible at the '' Collège Bourbon''. At that time, the law a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost, Strayed Or Stolen
''Lost, Strayed or Stolen'' is a musical comedy in four acts with music by Woolson Morse and words by J. Cheever Goodwin, adapted from the French farce ''Le baptême du petit Oscar'' by Eugène Grangé and Victor Bernard. The story concerns a missing child and its nursemaid, three competing potential godfathers and an opera diva. It was produced at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on September 16, 1896, and ran with success. It was directed by Ben Teal, the musical director was John McGhie and dances in act 4 were arranged by Rose Becket. The show was made into a 1908 film of the same name. Background One of the first shows created for the Theatrical Syndicate, it had its premiere in Chicago, Illinois, on June 15, 1896. Jennie Goldthwaite was originally scheduled to play the female lead, Rose D'Ete, but she became indisposed and was relieved by Georgia Caine, who had been assigned the role of the nursemaid. After Caine replaced Goldthwaite, Florence Thornton was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1492 Up To Date
''1492 Up to Date or Very Near It'' (sometimes titled ''1492'') is a burlesque extravaganza created in 1892 in observance of the quadricentennial of Columbus's expedition to the New World. The libretto is by R. A. Barnet. with music by Carl Pflueger. Its Broadway production was presented by Edward E. Rice's "Surprise Party" in 1893. The plot centers on Columbus, but in burlesque style, it has little to do with his historical story."Notes of the Stage" '','' May 14, 1893, p. 13. Program for the Tremont Theatre in Boston indicates th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
