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Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn
A wonderful alternative to going out to the theatre.
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Nice to see the Kings Theatre "cards" back in circulation. I say "card", as the Ward is one of the few that had creases that generally matched up on the front and back. Many/most had heavily creased fronts with seemingly pristine backs. FWIW, There were 18 Kings cards in a group of 34 cards that sold in one eBay lot in late 2008.
I did quite a bit of research on Kings Theatre back in the day - none of it survived a system crash a few years back, and I have never revisited it. For the curious, a google search starting with "Kings Theatre St Louis" gets you to lots of good info, beginning with the overview:
https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/10802. Old issues of "Reel Journal" from the 20's used to/may-still be available on issuu.com. I went though most of the ones from late 1920 though the end of 1923 (that was all they had), looking for tidbits. Oddly interesting glimpses into moviehouse goings-on back in the 20's. If I recall, the owner (W. Goldman) lost a young son in a tragic accident at the theatre and never really recovered.
Various St Louis history/reminiscence sites also have first-hand and family recountings of the theatre and surrounding area. Sorry I don't have any of that research anymore, or I'd share more details. All I still have is images of the cards.
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Mike