Boston Bijou Theatre Company.

Opened in 1882 by George W. Tyler, the Boston Bijou was the first American theatre that was equipped with an electrical lighting system. The theatre was managed from 1886 to 1894 by Benjamin Franklin Keith, who presented a new form of variety entertainment later named "vaudeville". Renamed the Bijou Opera House in 1901, the theatre featured primarily light opera until 1927, at which time it was converted into a movie house.

From the description of Boston Bijou Theatre Company records, 1882-1927 (inclusive), 1882-1886 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612378215

Opened in 1882 by George W. Tyler, the Boston Bijou was the first American theater equipped with an electrical lighting system. Benjamin Franklin Keith managed the theater from 1886 to 1894 where a new form of variety entertainment was presented, later known as vaudeville. Renamed the Bijou Opera House in 1901, the theater featured light opera until 1927, at which time it was converted into a moviehouse.

From the guide to the Boston Bijou Theatre Company records, 1882-1927 (inclusive), 1882-1886 (bulk)., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University)