A professor and his students at Missouri State University performed months of research into the historic Gillioz Theatre in Springfield, Mo. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the result of that research is a 96-page book, “The Gillioz ‘Theatre Beautiful’: Celebrating Springfield’s Theatre History, 1926-2006.”
The book won’t be available until next month, but details on its sale will be available here. So bookmark it if you want more information later. The book is part of the festivities with the theatre’s grand-0pening throughout the month of October.
Also, News-Leader columnist Jeanne Duffey says that several members of the research team will present a slideshow of historic photos from the Gillioz at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Springfield-Greene County Library District‘s auditorium.