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Original Munchkin Land Ponies and Carriage Parade to Tivoli Theatre for Wizard of Oz Screening 1939

On October 12, 1939, five Maryville area children dressed up as characters from the Wizard of Oz arrived at the art deco Oz-like Tivoli Theatre on a carriage pulled by two Shetland ponies that had actually been used in the … Continue reading

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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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