Owensville Community Theatre
216 N. 1st Street,
Owensville,
MO
65066
216 N. 1st Street,
Owensville,
MO
65066
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The Gasconade Theatre was renamed the “Campbell’s Music Hall Theatre” in October 1979 but continued to screen first-run films.
The theater closed in 1981 and sat abandoned for more than a year. The theater would then reopen as the Owensville Community Theater on January 5, 1983 with “E.T.” but this didn’t last long, and the Community closed as a movie theater on September 11, 1983.
The Horsefield Brothers launched the Gasconade Theatre on February 2, 1919 with “Grandma’s Boy.” Mrs. F.H. Gail was there taking a $5 prize for suggesting the name. The picture shows at been held previously at Henneke’s Hall. The Gasconade installed a new sound system on May 19, 1929. In 1955, the theatre installed widescreen to play CinemaScope titles.
This theatre goes back to at least the mid-1920’s when it was known as the Gasconade theatre and was still operating as a movie theatre at least into the late-1960’s. It was renovated fron 2004 thru 2007 when it was reopened as a live venue called the Owensville Community Theatre. Seating was originally listed at 525 but is now listed at 360. Should have an AKA Gasconade Theatre.