FALMOUTH -- A raging predawn fire brought down the final curtain at the Falmouth Playhouse on Cape Cod yesterday.
The 550-seat theater, an important stop on the summer stock circuit since 1949, was reduced to rubble by the blaze, which had engulfed the structure when firefighters arrived at 4:30 a.m., said Falmouth Fire Chief George W. Packish.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known and is under investigation by the state fire marshal's office, Packish said.
A summer-only operation, the playhouse was closed since early September.
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