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From the moment it made its debut in December 1941, The New England Hall has been a favorite of home office associates and the community at large. Paneled with redwood burl and bleached mahogany, with its street floor lobby entrance constructed of gleaming marble and travertine, The New England Hall has been catching the eye of its beholders from the day it opened.
For home office associates back in 1941, it was love at first sight. By January of 1942, this memo was circulating around the home office: “Because of the more than adequate facilities offered by our New England Mutual Hall (its original name), a definite interest has been shown throughout the Company in the
formation of an employees’ Dramatics Club.” Home office thespians quickly formed a group called New England Mutual Players, which opened on
March 19, 1942 with three plays, the first being Thornton Wilder’s “The Happy Journey.” As it turned out, the title was a precursor of the eventful trip through time The New England Hall has been enjoying over the past 57 years. During World War II, the TNE Hall housed USO shows for the U.S. armed forces (one of The New England’s many contributions to the war effort), and for 14 years, from the mid-1940’s to 1959, the hall was the home of the Boston Summer Theater. Theatrical celebrities of the time appearing on The New England Hall stage include Tony Bennett, Beatrice Lillie, Lucille Ball, Edward Everett Horton, Charles
Coburn and James Mason. The Boston’s Children Theatre used the hall as its home theater from the mid-1960’s until the company closed the facility to outside uses in 1995 as part of its first floor reconversion plan. In 1973, the hall (at that time called New England Life Hall) underwent major renovations. Originally
designed for multiple company and community functions ranging from recreation to public assembly and performances, the hall was built with a flat floor and removable seats that accommodated 930 people. The extensive renovations included construction of a sloping floor and permanent seating for 685 with every
seat providing comfort and an unobstructed line of vision. Throughout its long history, The New England Hall has served the company and the community by
providing an excellent setting for a broad variety of events – from concerts, business meetings and graduation ceremonies to World War II fundraisers and theatrical productions. Now, with its most recent renovations of lighting and sound equipment, refinished stage, new carpeting and reupholstered seats completed and Tillinger’s Concierge & Special Event Productions at the helm as
operator, the newly named Copley Theatre has reopened for a future of exciting moments for all to cherish.