Lyric Theater - Salisbury, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 39° 25.433 W 092° 48.110
15S E 517057 N 4363835
Was told by the current owner, used now for storage, and closed as a theater in 2009.
Waymark Code: WMQTNA
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2016
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County of theater: Chariton County
Location of theater: 114 W. 2nd St., Salisbury
number of seats: 322
"In 1924, Missourian Elmer Bills, Sr., founded Bills Theaters in Salisbury, Missouri. Elmer met his wife Johnnie when he purchased the Lyric Theater in Salisbury, where she was the piano player for the silent films. Their son Elmer Bills, Jr. was born a few years later. In 1959, Elmer Jr. graduated from the University of Missouri and married one of his "popcorn girls", Amy." ~ Wikipedia
"These unique items came from the Lyric Theater in Salisbury, Missouri. It was the original B&B theater, purchased in 1924 by Elmer Bills Sr. B&B Theatres was recognized in 1999 by the National Association of Theatre Owners as one of the oldest family-owned circuits in the Midwest." ~ e-bay