Who started enacting the mythological plays in Maharashtra

Vishnudas Bhave started enacting the mythological plays in Maharashtra. Vishnudas Bhave came to Mumbai in 1853 and in the beginning he staged his "Khel-Akhyan" and plays in the wada of Shri Vishvanath Shimpi in the Girgaum locality of the city. The stories of his plays were rooted in Sanskrit mythological and religious literature.