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Title: Standard Theater
Description: Nomination form for the National Register for the Standard Theater from May 1975.
Object Type: Report

Title: Hughes' Kansas City Views
Description: Photo of the Standard Theatre at 12th and Central Streets.
Date: 1901
Object Type: Book

Title: Folly Theater
Description: File includes the Nomination form for the National Register for the Folly Theater.
Object Type: Report

Title: Downtown Goes Bananas Over Art
Description: Captioned photograph of a 14-foot-tall papier-mache banana located on the side of the Folly Theater. It is part of the annual Avenue of the Arts celebration downtown. The title of the art work is "Staying the Course" and was created by A. Bitterman and Deborah Pettid.
Date: 2007-08-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: His Job? Preserving the Folly One Party at a Time
Description: Brief interview with Brian Williams, development director for the Folly Theater. Williams discusses his role as lead fundraiser for the historic theater in downtown Kansas City. The history and legacy of the theater are also discussed.
Date: 2015-03-22
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The Seldom-Noticed Art: Kansas City Architecture
Description: History of Kansas City architecture and noted architects, including Louis Curtiss and Frederick Gunn's designs for the Folly Theatre at 12th and Central Streets. Information also about the Standard, Century, Lyric, and Missouri theaters, and photo of the Jesse Hoel residence in Kansas City, Kansas, designed by Louis Curtiss.
Date: 1966-06-12
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Ghost Folly Grinds to a Halt after Last Bump
Description: History of the Folly Theater at 12th and Central Streets, following the closing of its latest incarnation as a modern burlesque house and adult film theater.
Date: 1974-01-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Century Theater
Description: Postcard showing the Century Theater at 12th and Central streets.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Spirit Fest
Description: Crowd scene and booths on 12th Street east of Broadway.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Folly Theater
Description: Full frontal and side view. Also shows Marriot Hotel under construction.
Date: 1985
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Folly Theater
Description: Full frontal view of theater as burlesque house.
Date: 1945
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Folly Theater
Description: Full frontal view.
Date: 1976-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Folly Theater
Description: Full frontal and side view; also shows Edward Hotel attached to west side of theater.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Folly Theater
Description: Full frontal and side view; located on northwest corner of 12th and Central.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 12th Street
Description: Looking northeast from the southwest corner of 12th and Broadway. Shows Century Hotel and Theater.
Date: 1900
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Folly Theater
Description: View looking northwest of the Folly Theater at 12th and Central streets. Cars parked along Central Street can be seen. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is in view in the background.
Date: 1990~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Folly Theater
Description: View looking north of the Folly Theater at 12th and Central streets during its restoration. A sign explaining the restoration project created by the Performing Arts Foundation can be seen on the front of the building.
Date: 1975~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 603-607 Main Street Buildings
Description: View looking east of buildings once located at 603, 605, and 607 Main Street. 603 Main Street is occupied by Gents Furnishings, a large portion of the front exterior of 605 Main Street has been covered with signs for the Folly Theater Burlesque and Vaudeville Show and is for sale from A. W. Childs & Sons realty company, and 607 Main Street is occupied by the Kelly's Lunch restaurant and their menu is recorded on the front windows.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: SC223 Folly Theater Collection Finding Aid
Description: 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.
Date: 1877/2014
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Eagels' Kansas City Legacy Lives On
Description: Brief biography of actress Jeanne Eagels appears in Folly Theater's newsletter.
Date: 2004
Object Type: Vertical File

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