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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Kansas » Liberal » Tucker Theater

Tucker Theater

Liberal, KS
211 N. Kansas Avenue
, Liberal, KS 67901 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Deco
Function: Unknown
Seats: 950
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Robert O. Boller, Carl Boller
Firm: Unknown
Tucker Theater
The 1929 film Noah's Ark, one of the first epic talkies, appears in this original program from the Tucker Theater
Photo courtesy of Paul Salley
Designed by the Boller Brothers of Kansas City, this modern show house was created for $60,000 and opened on September 28th, 1921. The beautiful brick structure was thoroughly modern and up-to-date in every respect.

The theater had a large foyer and lobby, modern dressing rooms, ample balcony, and a stage large enough to accommodate any show from one of the big circuits. Also included were two Powers projectors and a ventilating and heating system (both of which were quite novel at the time).

The programs put on at this theatre where all first run and of the highest possible merit. Prices were often below those at similiar show houses with the same grade of picture.

The Tucker Theater still stands today, at 211 N. Kansas Avenue, but is no longer a theater.
Contributed by Paul Salley

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More information about the Tucker Theater can be found at the following address.
http://moviehousehistory.tripod.com/tucker_theater.htm
posted by Paul Salley on Mar 14, 2001 at 7:57pm
Vintge photo of the Tucker Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/Kansas%20Theatres/TuckerTheatreLiberalKs.jpg
posted by Chuck1231 on Aug 14, 2005 at 6:09pm
Vintge photo of the Tucker Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/Kansas%20Theatres/TuckerTheatreLiberalKs.jpg
posted by Chuck1231 on Aug 14, 2005 at 6:10pm
Vintge photo of the Tucker Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/Kansas%20Theatres/TuckerTheatreLiberalKs.jpg
posted by Chuck1231 on Aug 14, 2005 at 6:10pm
Here is more information about the Tucker Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Feb 6, 2008 at 7:46am
In the header it should have Boller Brothers as the architectual firm.
posted by Chuck1231 on Sep 14, 2009 at 7:54pm
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