Chickering Hall (est.1883) was a concert auditorium in

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, in the late 19th century. It occupied the second floor of Chickering and Sons showrooms on

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, near the corner of West Street. " Bradlee, Winslow and Wetherell were the architects, and Mr. E.P. Treadwell, the decorator. The hall aslighted by the Edison electric light." By 1895: "Tremont St., towards Boylston, for some years has been called Piano Row, for a long row of piano agencies occupied a good portion of the block; but of late most of these have migrated to Boylston St. Chickering Hall, at 152 Tremont St., was for many years a favorite place for fashionable musicales, and the headquarters of the musical profession."

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1880s

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1890s

* Prof. Carpenter, hypnotist * Vladimir de Pachmann * James A. Herne's " Margaret Fleming" *

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, comedianBoston Globe, Feb. 3, 1893; Feb. 2, 1894

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1880s

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