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Missouri Theatre

2016 Photo from the Adam Martin collection.

203 S Ninth St
Columbia MO 65201
(573) 882-3781

	Record #9925
Opened: October 5, 1928	Capacity: 795 seats Architect(s): Boller Bros Architectural Style(s): National Register: 1979 Bldg # 79001349 Current Organ: 2/10 Robert Morton
Also Known As:
Previously operated by: Commonwealth Theatres

Information for this tour was contributed by Darren Snow.

The Missouri, an ornate movie palace that seated 795, was acquired by Commonwealth in 1953 and remodeled by that company's Roy Tucker the following year. The facade was "modernized" in 1967; that treatment now appears sort of quaint in its own way.

The Missouri Symphony Society bought the theatre from Commonwealth in December 1987, and the movies ended the following month. Dave Jones, director of theatre operations for Commonwealth, served champagne at the final show and even let folks sit in the balcony for the first time in 15 years.

The first symphony rehearsal was scheduled for 6/8/88.

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March 2016 photos from the Adam Martin collection.

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Last featured 2002-12-27. Last edited 8/29/2016.

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