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 on November 13, 1941 with Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy in “Great Guns”. It was renamed Gay Theatre in July 1949. The theatre seated 300. It was closed on November 17, 1955 with Rod Cameron in “Headline Hunters” & Basil Rathbone in “The Scarlet Claw”.
It was converted into office space and has since been demolished.
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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?
The actual opening date is November 13, 1941 with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in “Great Guns” along with an unnamed cartoon, a sports reel, and a RKO “Picture People” reel. It was closed on November 17, 1955 with “Headline Hunters” and “The Scarlet Claw” (unknown if extras added) and was converted into an ASC Office in December 1962.