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| 245 | 10|aLion Theatre and Vaudeville Saloon records 1836-1840,|fafter 1909. |
| 300 | |a1 box|a(.1 linear ft.) |
| 545 | |aThe Lion Theatre was a vaudeville saloon in Boston, Massachusetts. In 18th century Boston, two taverns stood side by side on Washington Street, the Lamb Tavern adjoined the south side of the Lion Tavern. By 1835, the Lion Tavern was gone, and its site became the first within the block to be used for theatrical purposes. (The Lamb Tavern, then kept by Laban Adams, was replaced by a hotel, the Adams House, by the end of the 1850âs). The orchestra or pit of the Lion Theatre was a ring for equestrian performances extending under three shallow tiers of boxes. During the summer of 1836 the wooden front building was replaced by a brick building with first-floor stores, its upper rooms later absorbed in the Adams house. The Lion Theatre was refitted in 1839 as the Mechanics Institute, a lecture and concert hall. |
| 545 | |aIn 1840, The Vaudeville Saloon (formerly Boylston Hall) advertised for a variety program, called vaudeville, which is thought to be the first use of the word vaudeville in the United States. This hall was located on the southwest corner of Boylston and Washington Streets. |
| 520 | |aAll items are in unidentified manuscript hand probably written (or copied) after 1909. Includes 3 items: (1) Opening of the Lion Theatre (January 11, 1836) [history]; (2) Lion Theatre (Washington Street.) A complete record of all plays, farces, operas, ... from opening night January 11, 1836 to (close) April 1837; (3) Dramatic records of the Lion Theatre 1836, Vaudeville Saloon ... 1840. |
| 520 | 8 |aItem (3) has hard-board inserts in paper cover, taken from Boston Public Library and dated 1909. |
| 524 | |aLion Theatre and Vaudeville Saloon Records 1836-1840, after 1909 (MS Thr 739). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University. |
| 546 | |aIn English. |
| 610 | 20|aLion Theatre (Boston, Mass.) |
| 610 | 20|aVaudeville Saloon (Boston, Mass.) |
| 650 | 0|aVaudeville|zMassachusetts|zBoston. |
| 655 | 7|aRecords.|2aat |
| 710 | 2 |aLion Theatre (Boston, Mass.) |
| 710 | 2 |aVaudeville Saloon (Boston, Mass.) |
| 541 | 0 |cBequest;|aEvert Jansen Wendell;|d1918;|eno accession number.|5the |
| 561 | 1 |aBequest of Evert Jansen Wendell, 1918.|5the |
| 506 | 0 |aCollection is open for research.|5the |
| 506 | 1 |aThis collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Check with Houghton Public Services staff.|5hou |
| 852 | 8 |bTHE|cHD|hMS Thr 739 |