Crump Theatre
321 N. Main Street,
Urich,
MO
64788
321 N. Main Street,
Urich,
MO
64788
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The Crump Theatre was newly built to replace the Lyric Theatre. It was opened on August 13, 1927 with Clara Bow in The Plastic Age". It was closed on March 22, 1957.
The floor of the auditorium was leveled, and it became a roller skating rink and part-time dance hall which opened on July 23, 1957. The building still stands in 2025 between the Lions Club and the Museum.
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I don’t think that there are 2 Crump Theatres in the city of Urich. Because I believe the other Crump Theatre opened a few years after the first one closed. The second one opened in 1938 and continued to operate until 1953, and was used for special needs.
The Lyric Theatre was the town of Urich’s very first movie house dating back to 1912. General store operator and neighbor, Mack H. Crump, took on the venue in 1913 changing its name to Crump’s Lyric Theatre and operating to 1927. The adjoining Crump & Son retail store was enlarged taking over the north / theater side in 1927.
Crump decided to create a new-build facility closing the Lyric and opening the Crump Theatre on August 13, 1927 with Clara Bow in “The Plastic Age.” Crump offered free tickets to the theatre if you paid your tab/account over at the Crump & Son store during the early Depression years. The Crump struggled during the television era, as movie theaters in towns with populations of 500 were closing across the country. The Crump closed near its 30-year mark with its final show on March 22, 1957. The floor was leveled and the space retrofitted for a roller skating rink (and part-time dance hall) that opened on July 23, 1957.
BTW: Not sure what the “previous named” Liberty Theater in the entry references as it’s not mentioned in the local newspaper or trade press.