Fox Theatre
219 E. Third Street,
Carthage,
MO
64836
219 E. Third Street,
Carthage,
MO
64836
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There’s a bit of information about the history of the Crane Theatre in this item from a Carthage Press weblog. It says that the house opened around 1922, and had a Hope-Jones organ.
The 1955 Boxoffice article I linked to earlier is now available starting at this link. There are additional photos on the three subsequent pages.
The Crane Theatre became the Fox Theatre in 1955, replacing Fox Midwest’s Tiger Theatre which had burned the previous year. The building was extensively altered and given a Midcentury Modern style by architect Samuel W. Bihr, Jr. Before and after photos are on display in this article in Boxoffice of October 22, 1955. Many additional photos appear on the three subsequent pages.
A Wurlitzer organ was installed in a Capitol Crane Theater in Carthage, Missouri in 1923. I wonder if that is a previous name or a different theater.
Here is a 1998 exterior view of the Star Lanes, housed in the former Crane Theatre.
This theater does date back to at least 1926. Here is an excerpt from The Reel Journal Feb. 20, 1926.
Working on the theory that two rival dance orchestras would put forth their best paces in competition with each other on the stage, Jack Gross, manager of the Crane Theatre, Carthage, Mo., got a capacity crowd a few days ago on this attraction which he billed “A Jazz Battle.”