Peter
Faneuil, a wealthy merchant, provided the funds to build a hall on the
waterfront for the use of the town in 1742.Due to the legacy of the Puritans, plays were illegal for the citizens
of Boston.However, the British were not under these
restrictions.Faneuil Hall was converted
into a theater and several productions were staged.During the dreary winter of the Boston siege, General Burgoyne
wrote a farce entitled the "Boston Blockade".On opening night, rebels staged a mock attack to disrupt it.Disrupt it they did, and the play was never
performed.Sadly, the script has been
lost and only the finale with songs for five cast member remains
