The Fenway Theatre (1915–1972) of Boston, Massachusetts, was a cinema and concert hall in the Back Bay, located at no.136 Massachusetts Avenue at Boylston Street.
Architect Thomas W. Lamb designed the building;"Theatres." Architecture and Building, v.50, January 1918 its interior was "marble and velvet."Massari, Paul. "Down in front." Boston Globe, 09 Nov 2000 The auditorium sat 1,600. In the early 1970s Aerosmith used the theatre for rehearsals. In 1972 the Berklee College of Music bought the property; the remodeled Berklee Performance Center opened in 1976 and continues today.Berklee Performance Center. History . Retrieved 2012-03-07
Notable events and screenings 1910s The Misleading Lady, with Edna Mayo and Henry B. WalthallBoston Daily Globe, Jan. 15, 1916 Behind the Screen, with Charlie ChaplinBoston Daily Globe, December 02, 1916 Unprotected, with Blanche Sweet At the Edge of the Aqueduct, with Doris Gray Man of Mystery, with E. H. SothernBoston Daily Globe, Feb. 9, 1917 The Great Secret, with Francis X. Bushman Fenway Symphony Orchestra concert
1920s Water Water Everywhere, with Will RogersBoston Globe, April 16, 1920 April Folly, with Marion Davies Ghost in the Garret, with Dorothy GishBoston Globe, March 12, 1921 The Inner Voice, with Agnes Ayres A Question of Honor, with Anita StewartBoston Globe, May 11, 1922 The Ruling Passion, with George Arliss Come on Over, with Colleen MooreBoston Globe, May 22, 1922 Josephine Elbery ("the Back Bay nightingale") Yellow Men and Gold, with Helene Chadwick The Yankee ConsulReel Journal, Feb. 16, 1924 Lilac TimeDuring a screening of the film Lilac Time in 1929, "the manager ... poured a pint of lilac perfume into the ventilation system." (Avery N. Gilbert. What the nose knows: the science of scent in everyday life. Random House: 2008)
1960s Question 7
1970s T Rex in concertBillboard Feb 19, 1972 Badfinger in concert [Butterfield Blues Band Reunion December 10–11 or 21-22 1971]{
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External links
Library of Congress. Drawing of Fenway Theatre, Massachusetts Ave. and Boylston St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1926 Flickr. Question 7 at the Fenway Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, 1961