Corder Theatre
222 N. Lafayette Street,
Corder,
MO
34021
222 N. Lafayette Street,
Corder,
MO
34021
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Previous Names: Yale Theatre, New Theatre
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Opened as the Yale Theatre on May 21, 1912. It was closed in 1927 and reopened on May 19, 1927 as the New Theatre with Rod La Rocque in “Resurrection”. It was wired for sound in 1930 opening on June 10, 1930 as the Corder Theatre with Conrad Nagel in “Dynamite”. The theatre seated 220 and closed on May 13, 1941 with Boris Karloff in “Mr Wong, Detective”.
It has since been demolished and only a skeletal section of the facade remains standing with the ground floor grassed over.
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Miller & Blevins opened the Yale Theater to play movies and mix in live acts on May 21, 1912. Five operators later, R.R. Gladish took on the venue. operated it in 1926. But it closes and reopens May 19, 1927 as the New Theatre with “Resurrection.”
L.A. Wollenmann wired the venue for sound in 1930. On June 10, 1930, the operation gets its sound-era name now known as the Corder Theatre with talkies starting that night with, “Dynamite.” It closes May 13, 1941 with “Mr. Wong, Detective.” It is used for rare live events thereafter before being repurposed.