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A theatre organ ( also known as a ___MASK76___ organ , or [ especially in the U . K .] a cinema organ ) is a distinct type of pipe organ originally developed to provide music and sound effects to accompany silent films during the first 3 decades of the 20th century . Burlesque is a literary , dramatic or ___MASK56___ intended to ___MASK52___ laughter by caricaturing the manner or ___MASK78___ of serious works , or by ludicrous ___MASK42___ of their subjects . The word derives from the Italian " burlesco ", which , in turn , is derived from the Italian " burla "  a joke , ridicule or mockery . Boston ( pronounced ) is the ___MASK90___ and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States . Boston is also the seat of Suffolk County , although the county ___MASK24___ was disbanded on July 1 , 1999 . The city proper covers with an estimated population of 667 , 137 in 2015 , making it the largest city in New England and the 23rd most populous city in the United States . The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston , a Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) home to a census - estimated 4 . 7 million people in 2014 and ranking as the tenth - largest such area in the country . Alternately , as a Combined Statistical Area ( CSA ), this wider commuting region is home to some 8 . 1 million people , making it the sixth - largest as such in the United States . A ___MASK30___ is a large and permanent human ___MASK88___ . Although there is no ___MASK15___ on how a ___MASK30___ is distinguished from a town in general English language meanings , many cities have a particular administrative , legal , or historical status based on local law . Central Massachusetts is the geographically central ___MASK20___ of Massachusetts . Though definitions vary , most include all of Worcester ___MASK64___ and the northwest corner of Middlesex ___MASK64___ . Worcester , the largest city in the area and the seat of Worcester ___MASK64___ , is often considered the cultural ___MASK90___ of the ___MASK20___ . Other populous cities include Fitchburg , Gardner , Leominster , and arguably Marlborough . A ___MASK57___ is an administrative center , seat of ___MASK24___ , or capital city of a county or civil parish . The term is used in the United States , Canada , Romania , China and Taiwan . In the United Kingdom and Ireland , county towns have a similar function . A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded ___MASK25___ , especially with no spoken dialogue . The silent film era lasted from 1895 to 1936 . In silent films for entertainment , the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures , mime and title cards which contain a written indication of the plot or key dialogue . The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded ___MASK25___ is nearly as old as film itself , but because of the technical challenges involved , synchronized dialogue was only made practical in the late 1920s with the perfection of the Audion amplifier tube and the introduction of the Vitaphone system . During silent films , a pianist , theatre organist , or , in large cities , even a small orchestra would often play music to accompany the films . Pianists and organists would either play from sheet music or improvise ; an orchestra would play from sheet music . The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester , Massachusetts , United States was originally built in 1904 as the Franklin Square Theatre regularly scheduling burlesque shows , Broadway touring shows and headline acts transitioning to showing silent films by 1912 when vaudeville magnate Sylvester Poli purchased the theatre from the estate of Pauline L . Taylor . New ___MASK75___ is a ___MASK10___ region comprising six states of the northeast United States : Connecticut , Maine , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , and Vermont . It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south , and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north , respectively . The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast , and Long Island ___MASK25___ is to the south . Boston is its largest city . Its largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston , which also includes Worcester ( the second - largest city in New ___MASK75___ ), Manchester ( the largest city in New Hampshire ), and Providence ( the capital and largest city of Rhode Island ), with nearly a third of the entire region ' s population . ___MASK75___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish ___MASK22___ lies northwest of ___MASK75___ and the Celtic ___MASK22___ lies to the southwest . ___MASK75___ is separated from continental Europe by the North ___MASK22___ to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . Massachusetts ; officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , is the most populous ___MASK77___ in the New ___MASK75___ region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east , the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south , New Hampshire and Vermont to the north , and New York to the west . The ___MASK77___ is named for the Massachusett tribe , which once inhabited the area . The ___MASK90___ of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New ___MASK75___ is Boston . Over 80 % of Massachusetts ' population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area , a region influential upon American ___MASK92___ , academia , and industry . Originally dependent on agriculture , fishing and trade , Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution . During the 20th century , Massachusetts ' economy shifted from manufacturing to services . Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade . Worcester is a ___MASK30___ in Worcestershire , ___MASK75___ , southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester . The population is approximately 100 , 000 . The River Severn flanks the western side of the ___MASK80___ , which is overlooked by the 12th - century Worcester ___MASK2___ . Valentine ' s ___MASK53___ , also called Saint Valentine ' s ___MASK53___ or the Feast of Saint Valentine , is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14 . It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast ___MASK53___ honoring one or more early saints named " Valentinus ", and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world , although it is not a ___MASK60___ in any country . Worcester (, locally also ) is a ___MASK30___ and the ___MASK57___ of Worcester County , Massachusetts , United States . Named after Worcester , ___MASK75___ , as of the 2010 ___MASK86___ the ___MASK30___ ' s population was 181 , 045 , making it the second most populous ___MASK30___ in New ___MASK75___ after Boston . Worcester is located approximately west of Boston , east of Springfield and north of Providence . Due to its location in Central Massachusetts , Worcester is known as the " Heart of the Commonwealth ", thus , a heart is the official symbol of the ___MASK30___ . However , the heart symbol may also have its provenance in lore that the mass - produced Valentine ' s ___MASK53___ card was invented in the ___MASK30___ .