Theater in Boston - Massachusetts Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This marker is on Ye Wilbur Theatre (itself a waymark) at the corner of Tremont and Stuart Streets. This plaque reads:

"Theater in Boston is almost 200 years old. The first theater was a stage built in a barn on Hawley Street (behind Filene's) in 1792. To disguise the nature of the productions - plays were still banned in Boston - the presentations were called 'moral lectures.'
"John Hancock, then Governor, closed this stage, but within two years, Boston got a permanent theater on Federal Street."

Agency Responsible for Placement: Boston 200 Year Placed: 1976 County: Suffolk City/Town Name: Boston Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed Relevant Web Site: Not listed

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