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Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Theatre, Washington St.
GUSN-195528
This cover of a Boston Bijou Theatre program depicts an interior view of the stage with actors. The spectators are visible in the front and side balconies and the decorative ceiling and walls are emphasized. At the bottom of the program, it also reads: "Dedicated Dec. 11th 1882 / Edw'd. H. Hastings, Manager." The program verso shows a "Diagram of seats with exits indicated."
interior views
theaters (buildings)
performances (entertainment events)
stages (performance spaces)
prints (visual works)
theater programs
DigitalID 000639
AccessID 874
Other identifier HNEDID-000639
Other identifier pr235
1 program : color illustration ; 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
1923-01-24
GC002.01.MA.3500.001
Estate
7.25 x 7.25 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of the estate of Miss F.G. Stevenson, 1923
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company (Lithographer)
Skelton, Edward Oliver (Publisher)
prints (visual works)
theater programs
Wetherell, George Homans
Boston Bijou Theatre Company records, 1882-1927 (inclusive).
Item
Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Theatre, Washington St.
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