The Mission Playhouse

The Mission Playhouse (HM19AZ)

Location: San Gabriel, CA 91776 Los Angeles County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 5.882', W 118° 6.506'

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The Mission Playhouse, now the San Gabriel Civic Auditorium, was built by John Steven McGroaty to present his epic Mission Play. The play told the story of the California Missions and the lives of the people around them. Beginning in 1912, it drew people from all over the world to San Gabriel. The Playhouse was planned and completed for the 1927 season, with stage and dressing rooms large enough to accommodate the cast of 150 for the 4 1/2 hour production. The exterior is patterned after the Mission San Antonio De Padua and the interior decor is a blend of Spanish, Indian and Mexican influences. In the courtyard on the north side are replicas of all 21 Missions.

The Playhouse was acquired by the City of San Gabriel in 1945, fulfilling McGroaty's wish that it belong forever to the people. He went on to become a two term Congressman, and was Poet Laureate of California from 1933 until his death in 1944.
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HM NumberHM19AZ
Series This marker is part of the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series
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Year Placed2006
Placed ByRomana Parlor #109, Native Sons of the Golden West, Rosemarie Lippman, President J. Michael Anthony N.S.G.W., Grand President
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 4:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 397753 N 3773580
Decimal Degrees34.09803333, -118.10843333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 5.882', W 118° 6.506'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 5' 52.92" N, 118° 6' 30.36" W
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Area Code(s)650, 626, 323
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 324 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel CA 91776, US
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