Owensville Community Theatre
216 N. 1st Street,
Owensville,
MO
65066
216 N. 1st Street,
Owensville,
MO
65066
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Functions: Live Theatre
Previous Names: Gasconade Theatre, Cambell's Music Hall Theatre
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The Gasconade Theatre was opened February 2, 1919. In October 1979 it was renamed Campbell’s Music Hall Theatre, still screening first run movies. It was closed in 1981.
It reopened as Owensville Community Theatre on January 5, 1983 screening “ET”. It closed as a movie theatre on September 11, 1983. Now a live community theatre in Owensville, MO.
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This theatre goes back to at least the mid-1920’s when it was known as the Gasconade theatre and was still operating as a movie theatre at least into the late-1960’s. It was renovated fron 2004 thru 2007 when it was reopened as a live venue called the Owensville Community Theatre. Seating was originally listed at 525 but is now listed at 360. Should have an AKA Gasconade Theatre.
The Horsefield Brothers launched the Gasconade Theatre on February 2, 1919 with “Grandma’s Boy.” Mrs. F.H. Gail was there taking a $5 prize for suggesting the name. The picture shows at been held previously at Henneke’s Hall. The Gasconade installed a new sound system on May 19, 1929. In 1955, the theatre installed widescreen to play CinemaScope titles.
The Gasconade Theatre was renamed the “Campbell’s Music Hall Theatre” in October 1979 but continued to screen first-run films.
The theater closed in 1981 and sat abandoned for more than a year. The theater would then reopen as the Owensville Community Theater on January 5, 1983 with “E.T.” but this didn’t last long, and the Community closed as a movie theater on September 11, 1983.