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: Books, Dance, Music, Theater
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…
Sounds of summer
One evening last week I stopped to photograph saxophone player Daniel Stark, above, at the Maryland Plaza fountain.