At the time, it was said that the opera house had developed structural problems and needed to go, but I think that was a “crock”.

Northeastern Univ did tear down the wonderful old Boston Opera House on Huntington Avenue (halfway between Symphony Hall and the MFA, but not for a parking lot.

Turning the Colonial into a student dining hall, with a black-box theater on stage, is like a pig in a poke. But even with these problems, one would think that there was some imagination and responsibility at the college. The stage is an old-fashioned “hemp” stage with rope lines and sandbags instead of the counterweight lines that young theater people are used to working with.

Shubert pointed out to this son in the mid-1950s when his son wanted to sell the theater but keep the office building: How in hell are you going to do that, you moron- the theater is INSIDE the office building!!!) Another problem is the current lack of “product” -commercial touring shows. There are certain problems with the Colonial: it’s not a free-standing theater, but is part of an office building. This unsettling story has been developing over the past few weeks. Rsalters (Ron Salters) on Octoat 11:05 am

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