Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College

at 219 Tremont St, Boston , 02116 United States

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Description

A Brief History The Majestic Theatre opened on February 16, 1903 with a performance of the jolly musical comedy, The Storks. Eben Dyer Jordan commissioned architect John Galen Howard to design The Majestic, who was one of only 400 American architects trained at L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in the late 1800s. Howard attended MIT before moving to Paris so his design of the Majestic combines plain old Yankee ingenuity with the classical perfection, Rococo decoration, functional quality, and pure visual fun taught at the Beaux Arts School. He used the newly invented electric light bulb to proclaim the theater's grandeur by accenting the tall columns, soaring arches, and stained glass of the facade. The pattern was repeated in the lobby and auditorium - 4,500 light bulbs in all. While originally designed for opera and theatre, the Majestic served many purposes through the years. Operated by the Shubert Organization, it converted to vaudeville in the 1920s. By the mid-1950s, movies had taken over the stage, with alterations that transformed the lobby and covered much of the Beaux Arts splendor. By 1983, when Emerson College purchased the Majestic - then called the Saxon - from Sack Theaters, it had fallen into severe decline. With patient and painstaking effort, Emerson College was able to bring the Majestic back to life and into compliance with modern building codes; it included new heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical systems, new stage floor and scenery, new dressing rooms, and wheelchair accessibility. The College completed the final phase of restoration in 2003 with the entire building restored to its original splendor. This work has been so important to the Boston community that it has garnered two Boston Magazine "Best of Boston" awards, and the 1992 Historic Neighborhoods Foundation Award for enhancing and preserving the design and social heritage of the city of Boston. The theatre is a member of the national League of Historic Theatres and is a Boston Historic Landmark. Former mayor Raymond Flynn proclaimed April 26, 1989 to be Emerson Majestic Theatre Day.

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Opening time

• Mondays: 10:00- 18:00
• Tuesdays: 10:00- 18:00
• Wednesdays: 10:00- 18:00
• Thursdays: 10:00- 18:00
• Fridays: 10:00- 18:00
• Saturdays: 10:00- 18:00
• Sundays: 12:00- 16:00

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Summary

Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College is Boston based place and this enity listed in Education category. Located at 219 Tremont St MA 02116. Contact phone number of Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College: (617) 824-8000