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| | TIME.com: Boston's Final Curtain -- Sep. 16, 1957 -- Page 1 |
 | | When it opened its doors in 1909, the Boston Opera House boasted that it had the most spacious stage, the handsomest appointments, the most advanced stage machinery in the business. |
 | | In time, the opera house became part of the Shubert chain of theaters, accommodated the touring Metropolitan and Chicago Civic companies, ballet, big musical comedies, even prizefights. |
 | | Sold by the Shuberts, the Boston Opera would be stripped for probable use as a parking lot or storage warehouse. |
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