Hollis Street Theatre

Boston architect John R. Hall designed the 1,600-seat theatre in 1885, on the site of the former Hollis Street Church.

People holding tickets met with great difficulty in getting in, so that the audience was not entirely seated until some time after the curtain should have risen.

As soon as they did get in, however, they found a roomy, gorgeous interior fitted up with every attention to comfort and decorated brightly in gold, blue, and white.

Most of the tickets had been sold in advance by auction, and it has been impossible for several days to secure places for the opening performance.

[3]The many shows presented at the theatre featured a number of notables, including Maurice Barrymore, Sarah Bernhardt, William Gillette, Henry Irving, Doris Keane, Julia Marlowe[4] and Ellen Terry.