Architect Thomas White Lamb (1871-1942)
Apparently the most profolific of the 20th century specialists in theatre architecture was Thomas W. Lamb, who during this career designed over 300 theatre in all parts of the world. Lamb was born in Dundee, Scotland and moved New York as a young man. He studied architecture of the Cooper Union and worked in the New Yourk City as a building inspector prior to entering the designing phase of his career. lamb's earliest theatre commissions came near the turn of the century, and he early formed a long lasting alliance with Marcus Loew, whose success as an exhibitor was closely coupled with Lamb's architectural sucess. Lamb also did considerable work for the Keith=Albee and Fox organizaitons as well as executing numerous independent commissions.The above info is from the Boston Opera House Website below.http://www.bostonoperahouse.com/thomaswhitelamb.htm
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