The Hollis Street Theatre (1885–1935) was a theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, that presented dramatic plays, opera, musical concerts, and other entertainments.
John R. Hall built the 1,600-seat theatre in 1885, on the site of the former Hollis Street Church.
On opening night,
"The new theatre was crowded to-night by an audience which came from among the best people in Boston. The street was crowded with people in the afternoon, and it was almost impossible to get near the doors at the time they were opened. People holding tickets met with great difficulty in getting in, so that the audience was not entirely seated until some time after the curtain should have risen. As soon as they did get in, however, they found a roomy, gorgeous interior fitted up with every attention to comfort and decorated brightly in gold, blue, and white. Most of the tickets had been sold in advance by auction, and it has been impossible for several days to secure places for the opening performance. ...The Mikado... made an immense hit to-night."
The many shows presented at the theatre featured a number of notables, including Maurice Barrymore, Sarah Bernhardt, William Gillette, Henry Irving, and Ellen Terry. Others associated with the theatre included Isaac B. Rich; Edward E. Rice; Charles Frohmann.
The building was demolished in 1935.
1885 -The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan; with D'Oyly Carte, John Stetson's company, Arthur Wilkinson, S. Cadwallader, John Howson, Signor Brocolini, Laura Clement, Hattie Delaro, Rosa Cooke.1886 - Nanon by F. Zell and Richard Genée; with Carleton Opera Co.1887Daniela by Felix Phillippi; with Helena ModjeskaTwelfth Night by Shakespeare; with Helen ModjeskaFedora by Victorien Sardou, with Sarah Bernhardt1888Uncle Tom's CabinCuisla-M-Chree by Dion Boucicault1892Richelieu by Edward Bulwer Lytton; with Daniel Goddard CrandonHess and Hoss1896 - A Good Thing, with Peter F. Daily (approximate date)1901 - Sherlock Holmes1903Skipper & Co., Wall St. by H.J.W. Dam; with Maclyn ArbuckleMarkheim, with E. H. Sothern1907 - The Great Galeoto by Jose Echegaray1908 - The Boy and the Girl by Richard Carle and H.L Heartz1909Lady FrederickLove Watches1910What Every Woman Knows by J. M. Barrie, with Maude AdamsThe Sham, with Henrietta CrosmanThe Traveling SalesmanMrs. Dot by Somerset Maugham; with Billie BurkeThe Prince Duma by Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert; with Fritzi ScheffThe Pillars of Society by Henrik Ibsen; with Mrs. FiskeMid-Channel by Arthur Wing Pinero, with Ethel BarrymoreThe Prosecutor by Franklin Searight; with Emmett CorriganRussian Balalaika Orchestra1912The Attack1912Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson1913The Mind the Paint Girl by Arthur Wing Pinero; with Billie BurkeKismet; with Otis Skinner1915 - Grumpy1916 - Daddy Long Legs1917 - Come out of the Kitchen by A.E. Thomas1919 - Dear Brutus by J. M. Barrie1924 - The Nervous Wreck by Owen Davis