Gay Theatre
119 W. Commercial Street,
Charleston,
MO
63834
119 W. Commercial Street,
Charleston,
MO
63834
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Previous Names: New Theatre
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The New Theatre opened in 1941. It was renamed Gay Theatre in July 1949. The theatre seated 300 and was still listed as open in 1957.
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Why and about when the New Theatre became Gay were in the July 23, 1949 issue of BoxOffice:
CHARLESTON, MO. – Manager Ed Burns has changed the name of the New Theatre to the Gay to avoid confusion with the McCutchen, newest local theatre which is referred to by townspeople as the “new” theatre.
Sounds like it was a happy place?