Springfield Little Theatre

311 E. Walnut Street,
Springfield, MO 65806

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seymourcox
seymourcox on September 15, 2009 at 7:31 pm

Nice period photos of Landers can be seen here –

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Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on September 10, 2009 at 9:33 am

The header should read Springfield Little Theatre as per their web site. Should also have an AKA Landers 400

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 6, 2009 at 6:01 pm

1982 phto of the Little Theatre.
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ERD
ERD on January 31, 2009 at 3:55 pm

Attractive facade which still maintains its original appearance. I hope someone can post a photo of the auditorium.

JimS1
JimS1 on January 31, 2009 at 1:35 pm

Forgot to add— in the 50’s and early 60’s ( before it became the 400) the Landers was simply known as the Landers and was a second run theatre.

JimS1
JimS1 on January 31, 2009 at 1:33 pm

For Michael Coate-
Yes, the Springfield Little Theatre was called the Landers 400 when it was a movie theatre. The reason for the name— the downstairs orchestra section had 400 seats. The two balconies were closed off during the “400 years” Later, when Springfield Little Theatre bought the building to house their stage productions, the balconies were reopened after the building had been refurbished. Sorry, this reply is two years late but I just discovered this site!

hhardley
hhardley on September 21, 2008 at 5:45 pm

The Landers Theatre was the home to the NBC color television series “Five Star Jubilee” during the summer of 1961, not 1959

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 18, 2008 at 5:41 pm

Here is a postcard, circa 1910, from the Missouri State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/2t846a

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 29, 2007 at 4:16 am

A Kilgen theater organ opus 3652 size 2/3 style U06 was installed in the Landers Theater in 1926.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 31, 2007 at 2:03 am

This website claims that the Landers Theater is haunted.

lostmemory
lostmemory on July 30, 2007 at 10:01 pm

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977

Landers Theater (added 1977 – Building – #77000806)
311 E. Walnut, Springfield

Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Boller,Carl
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Theater

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 14, 2007 at 11:45 pm

This is a recent photo of the Little/Lander’s Theater.

Coate
Coate on September 18, 2006 at 1:30 am

Is this the same theatre as the LANDERS 400?

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 22, 2006 at 11:32 pm

Here is a photo and some additional information for the Landers:
http://tinyurl.com/pjt5o

lostmemory
lostmemory on March 22, 2006 at 3:30 pm

Here is a photo of the Lander’s/Little theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 20, 2005 at 12:46 am

BTW…..Who is John Boller?

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 20, 2005 at 12:25 am

This is the website for the Springfield Little Theatre. The address is East Walnut St. It seems trivial but it will map correctly. On the history page of the Little Theatre website concerning the architect, it reads “it was designed by architects John and Carl Boller”.

moviejs
moviejs on November 7, 2004 at 3:19 am

I attended the Landers several times during the 50s when it was a first-run double-feature house specializing in action-adventure, western and monster movies. I saw one of my all-time favorites (“Forbidden Planet”) there, and late in 1959 attended a live nation-wide broadcast of the “Ozark Jubilee” tv show, which starred Red Foley. A wonderful old theatre, still in active use as a playhouse, located in the heart of downtown Springfield.