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Gaiety Theatre, Boston (1908)


The Gaiety Theatre (1908-1949) or Gayety Theatre of Boston, Massachusetts, was located at no.661 Washington Street near Boylston Street in today's Boston Theater District. It featured burlesque, vaudeville and cinema. Performers included Clark and McCullough, Solly Ward, and Lena Daley; producers included Charles H. Waldron, Earl Carroll, and E.M. Loew. In 1949 it became the "Publix Theatre." The building existed until its razing in 2005.

Advertisement, 1915: "Honeymoon Girls with that funny Dutchman Phil Ott and the lady dainty Alice Lazar the electric spark"

Advertisement, 1915: "Max Spiegel's Strolling Players with Gus Fay the famous German comedian"

Advertisement, 1920: Rose Sydell, Joe Marks, London Belles

Coordinates: 42°21′6.27″N 71°3′46.04″W / 42.3517417°N 71.0627889°W / 42.3517417; -71.0627889


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