1923: The Junior League of Portland founds the Children's Theatre of Portland with performances at venues around the city. 1944: The Children's Trailer Theatre spends the summer traveling to the city's playgrounds and parks. In 1947, the Lewiston Journal Magazine ran a story with the headline 'Portland's Children Theatre is Filling Great Educational Need.' The story said the traveling trailer was the only one in the country and 'an instant success.' 'The children are treated just as respectfully as any adult audience.

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