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First Missouri Theatre Destroyed by Fire April 28, 1944

The Missouri Theater on the west side of Main between First and 2nd was destroyed in a fire on April 28, 1944.  The theater palace was designed in 1926 by the Boller Brothers, who also designed the Missouri theatre palaces … Continue reading

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Alma Nash in First All Women Theatre Orchestra in 1923

Maryville music school teacher Alma Nash is pictured in 1923 playing drums with the Reiter Sisters’ Orchestra, which was claimed to be the first all-women orchestra at a theatre.  In this case, it was Shubert’s newly acquired Missouri Theatre in … Continue reading

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