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Title
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RKO Missouri to Become the Empire Theater
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Description
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Photo and caption about the name change of the Missouri Theater to the Empire Theater, upon its sale from the RKO company to Durwood Theaters, Incorporated.
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Date
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1960-09-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Up the Runway to Minsky's
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Description
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Second of two autobiographical articles from the book by Gypsy Rose Lee, a nationally famous striptease artist recounting her experiences as a burlesque performer at the Missouri Theater at 10th and Missouri Avenues in circa 1930 Kansas City.
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Date
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1957-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Stranded in Kansas City or, a Fate Worse than Vaudeville
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Description
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First of two autobiographical articles from the book by Gypsy Rose Lee, a nationally famous striptease artist recounting her experiences as a burlesque performer at the Missouri Theater at 10th and Missouri Avenues in circa 1930 Kansas City.
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Date
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1957-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Grand Avenue
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Description
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View facing south on Grand Avenue from 13th Street at night. The Missouri Theater is visible on right.
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Date
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1946-08-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Missouri Theater, Exterior
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Description
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Exterior view of side of Missouri Theater at 14th and Main streets, looking southwest along 14th Street. Theater opened as the Main Street Theater in 1921, changing to the Missouri Theater in 1941. It was later purchased by RKO and renamed the Empire Theater. It was renovated by AMC Entertainment and reopened in 2009 as AMC Main Street Theater, a first-run cineplex.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Mainstreet Theater
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Description
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View of front and both sides of Main Street Theater looking southwest at corner of 14th and Main streets.
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Date
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1928~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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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
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Title
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Missouri Theater, Exterior
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Description
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Exterior of Missouri Theater at 14th and Main streets, looking northwest along Main Street. Shops neighboring the theater include Mary Ann Shikles and McCaskey Registers.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Negative
