Majestic Theater exterior. Emerson College Theatre Soon.

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Majestic Theater exterior. Emerson College Theatre Soon.

Title: Majestic Theater exterior.

Title: Emerson College Theatre Soon.

Record Type: motion picture theaters

Record Type: theaters (buildings)

Record Type: performing arts buildings

Record Type: Beaux-Arts (style)

Record Type: architectural conservation

Record Type: photography (discipline)

Record Type: photographs

Record Type: black-and-white photographs

Description: Historical photo of the Majestic theater with sign that reads: "Emerson College: Theatre soon." The Majestic Theatre first opened its doors in 1903. The building was designed by John Galen Howard and the interior shows off gloriously ornate Beaux-Arts architectural style. In 1955, the theater was sold to Sack Cinemas and served as the Saxon movie theater for nearly 30 years. You can still see the old Saxon vertical sign in this photo. By the time it was purchased by Emerson College in 1983, the theater had fallen into considerable disrepair. Emerson spent 20 years restoring the Majestic to its former glory and reopened the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College in May 2003.

Extent: 10 x 6.71 in.

Subject: Boston

Collection: RG 004.05 Office of Communication & Marketing Prints and Negatives Collection

Location: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections

Rights Restrictions: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) (http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/). For questions about rights statements, or access to the original document please contact the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections at www.emerson.edu/library/archives.

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Language: English

Identifier: batch3_007a.jpg

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