B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre

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historic building movie palace opera house theatre building vaudeville theatre

The B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre was a historic Boston vaudeville and movie palace that later became known as the Boston Opera House.

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B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building ⓘ
movie palace ⓘ
opera house ⓘ
theatre building ⓘ
vaudeville theatre ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Boston Opera House NERFINISHED ⓘ
RKO Keith’s Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect Thomas W. Lamb NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts ⓘ
French Renaissance Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Cinemas and movie theaters in Massachusetts ⓘ
Historic theatres in Massachusetts ⓘ
Vaudeville theaters ⓘ
city Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: USA

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasFeature balcony seating ⓘ
chandeliers ⓘ
orchestra pit ⓘ
ornamental plasterwork ⓘ
stage ⓘ
hasType indoor theatre ⓘ
heritageDesignation historic theatre ⓘ
laterUse opera house ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston

Downtown Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
namedAfter Benjamin Franklin Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedFor B. F. Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor grand lobby ⓘ
lavish interior decoration ⓘ
ornate proscenium arch ⓘ
opened 1928 ⓘ
openingDate 1928-10-29 ⓘ
operator RKO Theatres NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalUse movie theatre ⓘ
vaudeville theatre ⓘ
owner Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Boston Theatre District NERFINISHED ⓘ
seatingCapacity about 3200 ⓘ
state Massachusetts ⓘ
successor Boston Opera House (modern performing arts venue) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Boston Opera House → originalName → B. F. Keith Memorial Theatre ⓘ