Missouri Theatre

Opened by Publix Theatres on June 25, 1927 with Clara Bow in “Rough House Rosie”. The Missouri Theatre was a first run movie palace for almost fifty years until film alone could no longer support the theatre’s cash flow requirements. The Missouri Theatre finally closed in the mid-1970’s.

The Town Hall Center was formed in 1976 to save the Missouri Theatre and took charge of managing the theatre for the city until 1979 — when management duties were transferred to the Performing Arts Association. The Missouri Theatre was then reopened as a fully operational performing arts center.

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lostmemory on February 1, 2009 at 10:06 am

Missouri Theater photo

lostmemory on March 14, 2009 at 5:02 pm

A January 2009 photo is here.

Chuck1231 on April 6, 2009 at 11:03 am

1985 photo of the Missouri Theatre.

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lostmemory on June 29, 2009 at 6:58 pm

This is a recent photo.

Chuck1231 on April 3, 2010 at 12:33 pm

2007 photo of the Missouri Theatre.
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rivest266 on October 31, 2010 at 9:04 am

June 25th, 1927 grand opening ad is at
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Mike Rogers on November 24, 2010 at 11:35 am

The Missouri theatre was operated by DURWOOD and DUBINSKY and later it was an AMC THEATRE.{Dunwood Corp.}

RobbKCity on March 17, 2011 at 2:12 pm

Missouri Theater complex experiences fire damage; theater saved by fast-acting firefighters.

A fire broke out in the Missouri Theater complex on Feb. 18, 2011. Fast-acting firefighters took drastic action to save the theater itself from fire damage. The theater only sustained smoke damage. Dressing and rehearsal rooms, and theater office space, in adjacent buildings were the only areas significantly damaged by fire.

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http://www.kmbc.com/news/26925078/detail.html

City looks into fire cause

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TLSLOEWS on March 23, 2011 at 10:21 pm

Thats good news RobbKCity.Thanks for the link.

Mike Rogers on March 24, 2011 at 11:38 am

Thanks RobbKCity.