Boston version

English Noun en theatre A bowdlerized version of a play to appeal to puritanical sensibilities. en 2005 Rosemarie Ostler Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers If a routine was on the blue side — unsuitable for families — performers might want to develop a Boston version so they could play the Sunday school circuit. en 2010 Christine Zuchora-Walske Internet Censorship: Protecting Citizens or Trampling Freedom? Some theaters put on censored “Boston versions” of shows. The Watch and Ward Society successfully stamped out what it considered indecency in Boston's public life. But this movement had unintended results.