Theater in Boston
Posted by: Shorelander
N 42° 21.058 W 071° 03.894
19T E 329929 N 4690809
A marker celebrating Boston's theatrical tradition.
Waymark Code: WMAJR
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2006
Views: 23
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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