"Places Please!": Performing Arts History, Downtown Providence from 1870-2020
Providence has a long relationship with the performing arts. Billed as the “Creative Capital” in 2009, the city has actually been home to theatre venues since …
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Providence Opera Houselocation_fillOn the evening of December 4, 1871, carriage after carriage pulled up in front of a rather inconspicuous red b…
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Theatre Comiquelocation_fillThe Theatre Comique was as different from the Providence Opera House as could be, despite being just blocks aw… -
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A Theatre by Many Nameslocation_fillEntertainment in the 1880s extended beyond opera and vaudeville to also include human spectacle in venues call… -
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Trinity Repertory Companylocation_fillDuring the 1910s, entertainment venues were in a state of flux. They were originally created as spaces for liv… -
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Providence Performing Arts Centerlocation_fillImagine this: it’s late September 1928, and Providence is abuzz with activity. There are huge factories, some …
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