Arts and Leisure
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3.1K3Banned in Hartford, Panned in Boston – Tough Crowds in Early American Theater
An English stage couple trying to make a mark in early American theater in 1818 learned the hard way what a tough...
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4.2K5Lincoln Memorial: A New England Prodigy’s Masterpiece
The Lincoln Memorial was the work of a New Englander with connections to the right people. That’s not to say Daniel Chester French...
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10.6K12Arthur Fiedler Leads the Boston Pops to Fame and Fortune, Despite the Musicians
Arthur Fiedler made the Boston Pops into a world-famous institution during the 50 years he conducted despite frequent clashes with the musicians...
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5.3K3Anna Lowell Woodbury, The Forgotten Cambridge Chef
Few remember Anna Lowell Woodbury, the blueblood who spent her life tending to sick soldiers and teaching poor women — including poor...
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23.0K34Classic Movies Shot in New England, 13 Award-Winners
Hundreds of filmmakers have come to New England since the turn of the last century and some have shot classic movies here....
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25.4K19Rockport Motif No. 1, The World’s Most Celebrated Fishing Shack
A red fishing shack at the end of a granite wharf in Rockport, Mass., is an unlikely celebrity. The picturesque old building,...
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