Bowdoin Square Theatre

The Bowdoin Square Theatre (est.1892) in Boston, Massachusetts, was a playhouse and cinema. It was located on Bowdoin Square in the West End,^[1] in a building designed by architect C.H. Blackall.^[2] Personnel included Charles F. Atkinson^[3] and William Harris.^[4] Audience members included future magician Julius Linsky^[5] and future actor Joseph Sicari^[6]

1890s

The Dazzler^[7]
A Parlor Match (Evans and Hoey)^[8]
The Idea, with Hallen and Hart^[9]
Sutton Vane's The Span of Life^[10]
Hands Across the Sea^[11]
The Cotton King^[12]
John P. Smith's Uncle Tom's Cabin, with Jenny Kay^[13]
Daniel A. Kelly's Outcasts of a Great City^[14]

1900s

The Victorian Cross^[15]
In Sight of St. Pauls, with Zeffie Tilbury^[16]
Utah, with Zeffie Tilbury^[17]
A Break for Liberty^[18]
Two Orphans^[19]
The Cattle King^[20]
Wicked London^[21]
Escaped from Sing Sing^[22]

1910s

War's Women ("moving picture"), with Frank Keenan^[23]
Ting Shan Wang Troupe^[24]
Patria (film), with Mrs. Vernon Castle^[25]

1920s

Camille (film), with Nazimova^[26]
From the Ground Up (film), with Tom Moore^[27]
Burn 'em up Barnes, with Johnny Hines^[28]
Gleam o' Dawn (film), with John Gilbert^[29]
"Drake and Walker's Big Colored Musical Revue"^[30]

1930s-1950s

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Boston Almanac, 1893-1894. Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918
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"Shaping the Temple: progress and particulars of the work being done at the new Bowdoin Square house of amusement." Boston Daily Globe, November 12, 1891
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Atherton Brownell. Boston Theatres of To-Day. The Bostonian, v.2, no.6, 1896
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Boston Daily Globe, March 13, 1892
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Boston Globe, 07 Oct 1982
[6]
Blowen, Michael. West End taught him `You Gotta Have Heart.' Boston Globe, 05 Feb 1996
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Boston Daily Globe, March 13, 1892
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Boston Playhouses. New York Times, November 13, 1892.
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Boston Playhouses. New York Times, November 13, 1892.
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Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 28, 1893
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Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 28, 1893
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Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 22, 1894
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Boston Daily Globe, May 5, 1895
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Boston Daily Globe, May 08, 1899
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Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 5, 1902
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Boston Daily Globe, September 19, 1902
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Boston Daily Globe, October 28, 1902
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Boston Daily Globe, January 09, 1903
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Boston Daily Globe, January 17, 1903
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Boston Daily Globe, Nov.23, 1903
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Boston Daily Globe, April 12, 1904
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Boston Daily Globe, November 19, 1904
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Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 21, 1917
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Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 21, 1917
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Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 21, 1917
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Boston Daily Globe, December 03, 1921
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Boston Daily Globe, December 03, 1921
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Boston Daily Globe, June 09, 1922
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Boston Daily Globe, June 09, 1922
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Boston Daily Globe, June 09, 1922

"Olga Nethersole Brings Suit; Seeks to Enjoin a Boston Theatre from Presenting "Sapho." New York Times, May 17, 1900,
"Boston Actress Shot; Unknown Person Wounds Miss Edith Talbot – Her Engagement Was Announced Last Monday." New York Times, February 16, 1901.

Boston Public Library. Photo of Bowdoin Sq., ca.1900s? Shows Bowdoin Sq. Theatre and vicinity
CinemaTreasures.org. Bowdoin Square Theatre, Bowdoin Square, Boston, MA

42.3612°N 71.0614°W / 42.3612; -71.0614

[1] [1]
Boston Almanac, 1893-1894. Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918

[2] [2]
"Shaping the Temple: progress and particulars of the work being done at the new Bowdoin Square house of amusement." Boston Daily Globe, November 12, 1891

[3] [3]
Atherton Brownell. Boston Theatres of To-Day. The Bostonian, v.2, no.6, 1896

[4] [4]
Boston Daily Globe, March 13, 1892

[5] [5]
Boston Globe, 07 Oct 1982

[6] [6]
Blowen, Michael. West End taught him `You Gotta Have Heart.' Boston Globe, 05 Feb 1996

[7] [7]
Boston Daily Globe, March 13, 1892

[8] [8]
Boston Playhouses. New York Times, November 13, 1892.

[9] [9]
Boston Playhouses. New York Times, November 13, 1892.

[10] [10]
Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 28, 1893

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Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 28, 1893

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Boston Evening Transcript - Oct 22, 1894

[13] [13]
Boston Daily Globe, May 5, 1895

[14] [14]
Boston Daily Globe, May 08, 1899

[15] [15]
Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 5, 1902

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Boston Daily Globe, September 19, 1902

[17] [17]
Boston Daily Globe, October 28, 1902

[18] [18]
Boston Daily Globe, January 09, 1903

[19] [19]
Boston Daily Globe, January 17, 1903

[20] [20]
Boston Daily Globe, Nov.23, 1903

[21] [21]
Boston Daily Globe, April 12, 1904

[22] [22]
Boston Daily Globe, November 19, 1904

[23] [23]
Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 21, 1917

[24] [24]
Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 21, 1917

[25] [25]
Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 21, 1917

[26] [26]
Boston Daily Globe, December 03, 1921

[27] [27]
Boston Daily Globe, December 03, 1921

[28] [28]
Boston Daily Globe, June 09, 1922

[29] [29]
Boston Daily Globe, June 09, 1922

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Boston Daily Globe, June 09, 1922

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