Image of five elevated interior views of the Boston Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, with a large center view from the stage looking into the audience during a performance, and four vignettes of the main entrance, the grand saloon and the ladies' saloon, and the grand staircase; with statues and theater masks decorating the border including a bust of William Shakespeare and two women in classical dress with one playing a harp. Probable date based on date provided for copy held by the Boston Athenaeum according to the history of the proprietors. "Forbes Co. Boston--"text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 60.33 x 76.52 cm (23 3/4 x 30 1/8 in.)
Boston Theatre (Washington Street, Boston, Mass.)--Pictorial works Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Advertising--Performing arts Interior architecture--Pictorial works Theaters--Pictorial works Boston Theatre Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Place
Boston (Mass.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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