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Title: Starlight Theater
Description: Starlight Theatre opened on June 25, 1951, with Sigmund Romberg's musical, "Desert Song." The area was used in 1950 for the Kansas City Centennial production, "Thrills of a Century." The theater was designed by architect Edward Buehler Delk. It cost $1,750,000 and covers 14 acres. It has 7,600 permanent arena seats, a 90 foot stage, and room for 1,534 cars in the parking lot. It is owned by the city, and leased for $1.00 a year to the Starlight Association.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Thrills of a Century: Starlight Theatre, Swope Park
Description: Photos and text about "the Centennial spectacle, 'Thrills of a Century,'" a costume drama about the history of Kansas City.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Book

Title: Kansas City Centennial 1850-1950 - Souvenir Program
Description: Souvenir program book the Kansas City centennial celebration. The book details the events, organizations involved, and people associated with the celebration. The book contains many advertisements and brief articles detailing the history of various Kansas City area businesses, organizations, and public figures. An index for the book can be found on page 144.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Book

Title: Biography of Richard H. Berger (1904-1998), Starlight Theater Producer
Date: 1999
Object Type: Biography

Title: Music Hall Shake-Up In Works
Description: The league paragraph of the story states: "Theater League, a nonprofit organization that has presented Broadway musicals and plays for 30 years, could be ousted from the Music Hall and replaced by a company that presents Broadway shows across North America." The group being considered is called Live Nation and if approved by the City Council would be the new tenant beginning with the 2007-2008 season. The $14 million dollar renovation of Music Hall will be complete by then. Live Nation is also allied with Starlight Theatre.
Date: 2006-06-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Cast Party at Starlight Theater
Description: Exterior view described as "Thrills of a Century" pageant cast party held at Starlight Theater following the final performance, July 10, 1950.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Feet First into Mark Twain: Kansas City Comes Up with a Lively Musical Comedy of 'Tom Sawyer'
Description: Article with large photos of the play "Tom Sawyer" at Starlight Theatre.
Date: 1958-08-18
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Please Walk On The Grass
Description: Article reviewing local parks including Loose Park and Swope Park.
Date: 1967-06
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Another Starlight Season: Enter Foot, Horse, and Ostrich
Description: Stories about past shows and strange occurrences at Starlight Theatre, including an ostrich laying an egg "in the middle of a play."
Date: 1974-07
Object Type: Book

Title: P.S. Starlight Gets a Gift
Description: Richard L. Berger, son of Starlight Theatre's first director Richard Hill Berger, left a $250,000 gift to Starlight in memory of his father. ''The bequest will go toward Starlight's $15.25 million fund-raising campaign.''
Date: 2005-08-16
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Crowd at Starlight Theater
Description: Evening exterior view of the seating at the newly built Starlight Theater. Identified as the crowd at the July 1, 1950 performance of the "Thrills of a Century" pageant presentation associated with the Kansas City Centennial celebration.
Date: 1950-07-01
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Starlight Theater
Description: View of lighting tower.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Centennial Celebration
Description: Distant view of Starlight Theater stage with pageant scenery.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Starlight Theatre
Description: View of stage from seating area .
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Starlight Theater
Description: Partial view of lighting tower and seating area.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Starlight Theater
Description: View of audience in seating area, at night.
Date: 1955
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Starlight Theater
Description: Full view of stage and seating area.
Date: 1955
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Starlight Theater
Description: View of seating area and lighting tower from stage.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: SC159 Kansas City Prints and Images Collection Finding Aid
Description: This collection consists of images relating to Kansas City buildings, infrastructure, and historical events. Included are four prints from the Siegrist Engraving Company as well as various magazine-published materials.
Date: 1887/1957
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC51 Kansas City Centennial Association Scrapbook Finding Aid
Description: The hundredth anniversary of the original incorporation of Kansas City was observed in 1950. A number of activities were held, culminating in a parade and pageant in the summer of 1950. Starlight Theater was built to accomodate the pageant. The scrapbook was assembled by the Kansas City Centennial Association during 1949-1950. It includes primarily the newspaper coverage of the event and some photographs and memorabilia.
Date: 1949/1950
Object Type: Finding Aid

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