And Then It Burned

ID: 3148 ~ Source: Morrow, Eb Bowles. Interviewed by Kari Vanhoozer, July 10, 1997, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. Access full interview here.
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The Fort Playhouse, where the Civic Theatre had performed many times, burned down after a terrible storm. The building burnt to the ground, and this tragedy prompted Madison Cooper to step in and provide funding for their own building.

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By Katie Chakmakjian
The Waco Civic Theatre has brought culture and entertainment to the city of Waco for a century. It began as the Waco Little Theatre in 1925. The theater was founded by Mrs. Jean Fort, daughter-in-law of William Fort of the historic Fort House. The…