The Castle Square Theatre (1894–1932) in Boston, Massachusetts, was located on Tremont Street in the South End.[1][2] The building existed until its demolition in 1933.[3] The theatre was the Boston home of Henry W. Savage's Castle Square Opera Company, a touring opera company which had theaters in other cities like Chicago and New York City, but took its name from the Boston theatre.
When Castle Square was renamed to Arlington Square in February 1919, the theater's name was also changed to the Arlington Theatre.[4]
Actors who worked in stock theater there included Edmund Breese.[5]
Notable people
- Mabel Colcord
- John Craig
- Lillian Kemble
- Lillian Lawrence
- William Lavin
- Alfred Lunt
- Donald Meek
- Gertrude Quinlan
- Mary Young
References
- ^ Boston register and business directory. Boston: Sampson & Murdock, 1918
- ^ Julius Cahn's official theatrical guide, v.4. 1899
- ^ "Cinema Treasures".
- ^ "News, Notes and Gossip About Plays and Players". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. February 9, 1919. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Edmund Breese, noted actor, dies". The New York Times. April 7, 1936. p. 25. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
Further reading
- A year of opera at the Castle Square Theatre from May 6, '95 to May 6, '96: containing portraits and sketches of the principal singers and a record of the casts of characters of the various operas produced together with a short story of each. Boston: Charles Elwell French, 1896
- William Harvey Birkmire. "The Castle Square Theatre." The planning and construction of American theatres. NY: J. Wiley & sons, 1896
- Six years of drama at the Castle Square Theatre: with portraits of the members of the company and complete programs of all plays produced, May 3, 1897 – May 3, 1903. Boston, C.E. French, 1903
External links
- Emerson College. Sigmund A. Lavine Boston Theatre Collection. Includes items related to Castle Sq. Theatre.
- Castle Square Theatre souvenir portrait photographs: Guide Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library
- Castle Square Theatre (421 Tremont Street, Boston) The Life & Times of Joseph Haworth
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