On 19 January 1732 , Malta witnessed a defining moment in its cultural history with the completion and first use of its very first purpose-built theatre. The event was recorded by Fra Gaetano Reboul in his private diary, preserved today at the National Library of Malta, where he noted that the building of a new theatre had been completed and that it was inaugurated, or rather used for the first time, with a theatrical performance staged in the presence of the Grand Master. Th