One of the longest running on-site puppetry theaters in the country has been located at 4143 Laclede for the past thirty-five years. Bob Kramer’s Marionnettes has been working its magic for so many years that people who attended performances when they were young are now bringing their own children to the theater. Though it has…
Category: Art & Architecture
A visit to The Saint Louis Woman’s Club
Though I have been aware of The Saint Lous Woman's Club located at 4600 Lindell for years and years, I knew very little about it until recently. Then, out of the blue, Carolyn Farrell, president of the organization, and her husband Kevin, whom we have known since our children were toddlers, invited us to a…
From the archives IV: The Muny
The photographs above and below are from the archives of photographer Martin Schweig (see previous archive posts here and here). These were taken by Martin's father and grandfather at The Municipal Theater (The Muny) in Forest Park in the 1920's. There is a fascinating history of The Muny on the website, including the fact that…