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Professor Wesley Savick directs students in Car Talk: The Musical, undatedProfessional and Suffolk Theatre Department performances are among the offerings at the new Modern Theatre. Here Professor Wesley Savick directs…
Street view of Suffolk University's restored Modern Theatre, undated
View of the Modern Theatre's restored interior, undated
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15 cent movie tickets from the Modern Theatre, undated
Early film camera developed by Thomas EdisonThis early film camera was developed by Thomas Edison, whose invention of the Kinetoscope and the Vitascope led to the first silent motion pictures.
1947 U.S. postage stamp featuring Thomas EdisonThomas Edison experimented with the transmission of vocal sounds and images while living in the Boston area. The great inventor was commemorated in a…
Poster advertising The Jazz Singer, undatedThe Jazz Singer was a groundbreaking movie that incorporated spoken dialogue into film.
Sun Ra performs at the opening of a Modern/Mayflower TheatreSun Ra was the opening act for a re-imagined Modern/Mayflower Theatre, which featured live entertainment after the movie business declined. However,…
Sheet music cover for Meet Me Tonight at the Modern Marie, undated
Portrait of Harvard physicist and architectural sound pioneer Wallace C. Sabine (1868-1919)
View of the damage to the Modern Theatre pre-restoration, undatedHoles in the Modern Theatre roof let in the elements, leading to deterioration of the fine detail inside the original building.
1914 Modern Theatre programThe program includes a synopsis of the photo play as well as a list of coming attractions and advertising.
Postcard advertising shows at the Modern and Beacon Theatres, 1926
The restoration team inspects a column from the Modern Theatre, 2009
Workers reinstalling one of the restored Modern Theatre signs, undated
A mural is restored in Suffolk University's Modern Theatre, undated
Postcard featuring a view of Boston's Theatre District, undatedVisitors to Boston sent postcards home showing that they had seen the celebrated Washington Street theater and shopping district
Postcard featuring a view of Boston's Theatre District, undatedVisitors to Boston sent postcards home showing that they had seen the celebrated Washington Street theater and shopping district
Portrait of Modern Theatre owner Jacob Lourie (1874-1940), undatedJacob Lourie (1874-1940) owned the Modern Theatre when it opened in 1914. He was an innovator who was the first in Boston to introduce sound with…
View of Boston's Theatre District, including the restored Modern Theatre, undatedLower Washington Street, Boston, has reemerged as a vital entertainment district after decades of deterioration.
Interior of the Modern Theatre during the restoration, undatedA deteriorated roof and years of neglect left the interior of the Modern Theatre in ruins by the 2000s.
View of Boston's Theatre District, including the restored Modern Theatre, undatedThe Modern Theatre has been called the “jewel in the crown” of Boston’s restored Theater District. (unknown, commissioned by Suffolk)
Modern Theatre sign at night, undated
Interior of the Modern Theatre after many years of neglectYears of neglect left the interior of the Modern Theatre in ruins. Yet a hint of the refined colors and the elegant Florentine-Renaissance décor…