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Pictured are Stephen Fougian, Sydney Attenberg, [Gamer?] Bethel, George Barney, Timothy McInerny, Norman Robinson, Frank Rindone, Alfred [Hinzer], Bill Kelley, and Robert Jameson (transcribed from verso)

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Marquee advertises a sci-fi film released in 1964 and shot in Dynavision, an early special-effects process

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Modern Theatre owner Jacob Lourie built a theater empire as owner of New England Theatres Operating Company, or NETOCO, which at its height operated 35 theaters. The company was affiliated with the Paramount studio until antitrust action broke up…

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A play written by Harry Hom Dow depicting farcical scenes from the Law Division office at Ellis Island, especially regarding Chinese immigrants seeking admission to the United States.

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Architect Clarence H. Blackall (1857-1942) was known for his hundreds of theaters, but he also designed one of Boston’s first skyscrapers, the nine-story Carter Winthrop Building at 7 Water St. Blackall also designed 17 theaters in and around Boston.…

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Visitors to Boston sent postcards home showing that they had seen the celebrated Washington Street theater and shopping district

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Professional and Suffolk Theatre Department performances are among the offerings at the new Modern Theatre. Here Professor Wesley Savick directs students in Car Talk: The Musical. The musical comedy, inspired by the National Public Radio show, was…

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The Modern Theatre has been called the “jewel in the crown” of Boston’s restored Theater District. (unknown, commissioned by Suffolk)

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Holes in the Modern Theatre roof let in the elements, leading to deterioration of the fine detail inside the original building.
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