It was closed as a regular theatre on Februand became the Glen Art Theatre, screening adult movies. This is the only movie theater in our town, and I think that Regal has taken advantage of that. May 3 the Missouri Theatre will host a benefit screening of Deadline in Disaster, a documentary about the 2011 tornado disaster and its toll on the local.

In November 1949, the Show Theatre was taken over by Dickinson Theatres and became the Glen Theatre. Jim also conducted weekly amateur talent contests, awarding cash and other prizes, including diamond rings and gift certificates, donated by Newton’s Jewellery and other local stores. The nightly venue also included first run films from the major Hollywood studios, which Juim Nutz and his wife Louise hand-picked at screenings in Kansas City. It opened in September 1937 and the theatre hosted top name vaudeville acts, including burlesque, comedy, ventriloquist, and illusion acts. The building had excellent acoustics, and a state of art projection room. The second floor boasted a luxurious lounge bathed in light coming through the large windows, balcony seating, and one of the earliest sound-proof cry rooms. Several unique features included a mannequin on a revolving deck above the entrance, porthole windows, and a spacious backstage dressing room with a rear entrance. The structure is Art Deco style with curved brick and steel reinforced concrete walls, utilizing many glass blocks. Jim Nutz designed and built the Show Theatre during the Depression, using innovative building techniques. 140 minutes Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can't seem to finish her taxes.

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