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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the dedication of the City of Medford’s Chevalier Auditorium and Gene Mack Gym, which opened as the South Annex to the old Medford High School complex on Forest Street in 1940.

The nonprofit Friends of Chevalier Auditorium and Gene Mack Gym was founded in 1993 to foster community and financial support for the theater and gymnasium, which both had fallen into disrepair and disuse after old Medford High closed in 1970 due to a fire.

Today the refurbished theater thrives under the management of Bill Blumenreich Presents, and the gym houses the Medford Recreation Center, along with Medford Youth Center, which is operated by the Mystic Valley YMCA.

The Friends invite you to take this Trivia Quiz as part of CACHE’s Circle the Square celebration on September 12, 2020. All contestants with the most correct answers will be entered into a drawing for an original copy of the Chevalier Theatre dedication ceremony book from March 7, 1940 (up to 10 winners).

Entry deadline is 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 12. 

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* 1. Godfrey Chevalier, for whom Chevalier Theatre is named, was the first U.S. aviator to land a plane on a moving ship. What was the name of the vessel?

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* 2. Who was the architect of Chevalier Theatre building?

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* 3. What is the name of the type of exterior brick used on the Chevalier building?

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* 4. What was the first stage performance at Chevalier Theatre when it reopened in 1992 after being largely closed for more than 20 years?

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* 5. Who performed at the first Chevalier Theatre show under current theater manager Bill Blumenreich Presents, on December 31, 2017?

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* 6. What was Gene Mack’s profession, in which he so distinguished himself that he has a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

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* 7. What was Gene Mack’s full given name?

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* 8. Which of these artists has NEVER performed at Chevalier Theatre?

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* 9. Which of these political figures has NOT appeared at Chevalier Theatre?

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* 10. The Chevalier Theatre Organ Society is restoring and installing a 1922 Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ that the city received as a gift. Where was the organ’s original home?

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* 11. THANK YOU for taking our Trivia Quiz! Please provide your email address or phone number in the box below so we can contact you if you are a winner!

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