Hanover Theatre & Conservancy for the Performing Arts
The Hanover Theatre, The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory, The Hanover Theatre Conservatory | |
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts, main entrance near camera, original entrance in distance (near car) | |
| Address | 2 Southbridge Street Worcester, Massachusetts United States |
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| Owner | Worcester Center for Performing Arts |
| Capacity | 2,300 |
| Current use | Touring acts |
| Construction | |
| Opened | Franklin Square Theatre 1904 The Grand 1926 |
| Rebuilt | 2008 |
| Architect | Cutting, Carleton & Cutting; Thomas W. Lamb |
| Website | |
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Poli's Palace Theater | |
| Location | Worcester, MA |
| Built | 1902–1904 |
| Architect | Cutting, Carleton & Cutting; Thomas W. Lamb |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 10001122 |
| Added to NRHP | January 10, 2011 |
The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts is a complex in Worcester, Massachusetts, that includes an auditorium, where touring acts perform regularly, and several classrooms that host classes relating to the arts.
The theatre was originally built in 1904 as the Franklin Square Theatre and regularly scheduled burlesque shows, Broadway touring shows and headline acts. It transitioned to showing silent films by 1912 when vaudeville magnate Sylvester Poli purchased the theatre from the estate of Pauline L. Taylor.