Chickering Hall (Boston, 1901)
Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts, US
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Chickering Hall (1901–1912) was an auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts, located on Huntington Avenue in the Back Bay.[1] It stood adjacent to Horticultural Hall. Tenants included the Emerson College of Oratory and D.M. Shooshan's "Ladies' and Gents' Cafe."[2][3] In 1912 it became the St. James Theatre, and later the Uptown Theatre. The building existed until 1963, when it was demolished.[4]
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, Huntington Avenue
Coordinates42°20′37.27″N 71°5′4.37″W
Completed
1901Demolished1912
| Chickering Hall | |
|---|---|
1900s | |
 Interactive map of the Chickering Hall area | |
General information | |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, Huntington Avenue |
| Coordinates | 42°20′37.27″N 71°5′4.37″W |
Completed | 1901 |
| Demolished | 1912 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
Performances
- Opening concert, with Antoinette Szumowska, Pol Plançon, Kneisel Quartet[5][6]
- Lucy Gates, soprano[7]
- Florizel, boy violinist[8]
- Ossip Gabrilowitsch, pianist[9]
- The Merchant of Venice, with Ben Greet English Co.[10]
- W. B. Yeats plays, with Margaret Wycherly[11]
- Beatrice Herford[12]
Images
Floorplan
Inside Chickering Hall c. 1903
1908 map of Boston including Chickering Hall
Ad in the Boston Globe, Feb. 16, 1902
Advertisement, 1904
