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Title
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Early Kansas City Theaters
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Description
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This book contains information about early theater in Kansas City, including facts concerning the local theaters of the 19th and early 20th century. These theaters include: Auditorium, Century, Coates Opera House, Folly, Frank's Hall, Gilliss Opera House, Grand Opera House, Mainstreet, Ninth Street, Orpheum, Shubert, Standard, Theatre Comique, Warder Grand Opera House, and Willis Wood. Other entertainment venues mentioned include: Crystal Palace, Cyclorama, and Convention Hall (where "The Miracle" stage production was held). Also vaudeville is discussed in the book. See book index for pages.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Folly Theater
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Description
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Full frontal and side view; located on northwest corner of 12th and Central.
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Date
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1989
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Folly Theater
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Description
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Full frontal and side view. Also shows Marriot Hotel under construction.
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Date
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1985
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Folly Theater
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Description
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Full frontal view.
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Date
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1976-04
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Folly Theater
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Description
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Full frontal view of theater as burlesque house.
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Date
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1945
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Folly Theater
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Description
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Full frontal and side view; also shows Edward Hotel attached to west side of theater.
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Date
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1915
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Century Theater
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Description
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Postcard showing the Century Theater at 12th and Central streets.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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SC223 Folly Theater Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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Open since 1900, the Folly Theater has assumed several names and identities over the decades, from a vaudeville, burlesque, and Shakespearean playhouse to an X-rated movie theater. Today, it serves as Kansas City’s oldest performing arts venue. The Folly Theater Collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, posters, administrative and financial records, building blueprints, and various artifacts that document the theater’s diverse history.
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Date
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1877/2014
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
