Downtown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Theater in Boston
Commercial District
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.
Erected by Boston 200.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
Location. 42° 21.049′ N, 71° 3.892′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Tremont Street south of Stuart Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 246 Tremont St, Boston MA 02116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ye Wilbur Theatre (a few steps from this marker); The Wang Center for the Performing Arts (within shouting distance of this marker); Shubert Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Emerson Majestic Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); John Quincy Adams (about 600
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