Fotosho Theatre
105 E. Main Street,
Neosho,
MO
64850
105 E. Main Street,
Neosho,
MO
64850
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A Hugh Gardner theatre that was taken on by the Commonwealth Amusements Circuit and closed by them in 1947.
In 1920, the Neosho Daily Democrat frequently mentioned a movie house called the Fotosho Theatre. The February 7, 1921, issue of the paper said that Hugh Gardner was converting a store building into a movie theater and the name Fotosho would be moved to that house, while the present Fotosho, which had previously called the Whiteway Theatre, would get a new name.
The March 4, 1921, issue of the Democrat said that the new name chosen for the old Fotosho was Orpheum Theatre, and that the new Fotosho would begin operation that evening. A full-page ad for the Orpheum and Fotosho Theatres in the October 17, 1925, issue of the paper said that the Fotosho was on the south side of the courthouse square.
So Hugh Gardner opened this house, the second Fotosho Theatre, on March 4, 1921. I haven’t been able to discover when the spelling was changed to Photosho.