Lyceum Theatre (Boston)

1904 photograph of the sidewalk outside the Lyceum Theatre, produced by the Boston Transit Commission

The Lyceum Theatre was in Boston, Massachusetts, located at 661–667 Washington Street, at the corner with Boylston Street. It opened as the Boylston Museum (also called the New Boylston Museum) in 1875 at 667 Washington Street. It operated as both a theatre and a dime museum. Its founder, George E. Lothrop, acquired the adjacent properties and greatly expanded the theatre. This expanded facility opened as the World's Museum (also called World's Theatre and the World's Museum, Menagerie and Aquarium) in 1885. In 1892, the theatre ceased to be a dime museum and was renamed the Lyceum Theatre after undergoing significant alterations. It was demolished in June 1908.[1] The Gaiety Theatre was built on the same site in 1908.[2]

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  2. ^ Little, John B. (April 21, 2003). "Saving a Last Remnant of Vaudeville". The Boston Globe. p. 15.