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finefest commented about Gopher Theatre on Feb 13, 2007 at 12:38 pm

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad opened at the Orpheum, not the Gopher. I know, I was there. It may have moved to the Gopher, but it was one of the few theaters downtown I got to go to in the fifties.
I also recall To Sir with Love at the Gopher. We had a friend who was the asst. Manager and he let us in free. We should have gotten tired of To Sir, but Ms. Geeson was so cute, and Lula was fun to listen to.
Another correction. The theater was torn down for the City Center, not the IDS. The IDS sits between 7th and 8th on the East side of Nicollet. Lastly, the photo above shows the old Aster Theater at the far right.

finefest
finefest commented about Gopher Theatre on Feb 13, 2007 at 12:38 pm

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad opened at the Orpheum, not the Gopher. I know, I was there. It may have moved to the Gopher, but it was one of the few theaters downtown I got to go to in the fifties.
I also recall To Sir with Love at the Gopher. We had a friend who was the asst. Manager and he let us in free. We should have gotten tired of To Sir, but Ms. Geeson was so cute, and Lula was fun to listen to.
Another correction. The theater was torn down for the City Center, not the IDS. The IDS sits between 7th and 8th on the East side of Nicollet. Lastly, the photo above shows the old Aster Theater at the far right.