Fox Theatre / Star Lanes (Carthage, MO) [tmo014]
Opened as the Crane Theatre on 15 July 1922; remodeled
and renamed as the Fox Theatre in 1955. Closed as a theater in 1960 and
converted to a bowling alley (Star Lanes). An article in the 27 January 1922
issue of Joplin Globe about an event that took place on 21 November
1921. March 4, 1922, Moving Picture World, Theater “to be erected on
East Third Street to cost $50,000.”
Address: 219 E. 3rd Street, Carthage, MO.
Gillioz Theatre (Springfield, MO) [tmo015]
Opened 11 October 1926. Continued as a motion picture
theater until 1979. Springfield Landmarks Preservation Trust bought the theater
in 1991. Renovation and restoration; reopened in October 2006.
Theater opening: Springfield Leader and Press
(Springfield, MO), 10 October 1926.
Address: 325 Park Central East, Springfield, MO.
Originally known as the Electric Theatre, the theater
opened on 8 October 1916 with Her Double Life, starring Theda Bara. Renovated
and renamed as the Fox on 4 December 1947, but five days later the Fox was
severely damaged by a fire. Reopened 23 June 1949 (Let’s Live a Little
with Hedy Lamarr) and closed as a theater on 2 December 1984.
Address: 157 Park Central Square, Springfield, MO.
Landers Theater (Springfield, MO) [tmo017]
Opened with a stage production of “Golden Girl,” on 18 September
1909. It began showing films in 1915, including D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a
Nation. Sustained major damage during a fire on 17 December1920. Wired for
sound in 1927 and became the thirty-fifth facility in the world to screen a
sound film when The Jazz Singer was shown.
Address: 311 East Walnut Street, Springfield, MO.
