Modern Theatre (Boston)
The Modern Theatre is a theatre on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It first opened in 1876 as the Dobson Building designed by Levi Newcomb. It was renovated in 1914 as a movie theatre by architect Clarence Blackall; by 1980 it had fallen into neglect and dilapidation. In 2009–2010 Suffolk University demolished the building but retained the original facade of the theatre, and constructed a new building on the site. Suffolk's new Modern Theatre opened on November 4, 2010. The theatre is on the National Register of Historic Places (1979) and designated as a Boston Landmark  by the Boston Landmarks Commission (2002). History. The theater was the first to show a sound film in Boston, (The Jazz Singer in 1928,) and the first to show a double feature. At one point called The Mayflower Theatre, during the 1970s it showed adult films. September 11,2013 : 12 candidates for mayor of the city of Boston squared off in a televised debate 15 days before the election. References. Notes Further reading