LOCATION:
The Kansas City Music Hall is one
of 4 "venues," two of which are the Arena and Little Theatre, found
in the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium. The Kansas City Music Hall has its own
entrance on the south side of 13th Street, complete with lighted marquee, and
box office. Patrons can also find their way to the entrance to the Music Hall
through the Municipal Auditorium’s Grand Foyer, or from the Auditorium Plaza Garage,
by way of what is described as "a beautiful underground walkway."
Address:
301 West 13th Street (Cross Street is Central), Kansas City, MO.
DESCRIPTION
/ HISTORY:
Described as being one of Kansas City's "shining jewels,"
the Kansas City Music Hall is a first class theatre with an auditorium and balconies
which provide seating for 2,400 patrons. The theatre has an impressive "orchestra
pit, chorus dressing rooms, star dressing rooms, green room, and high-quality
lighting and sound systems."
The '30s era ambiance" decor inside
is beautiful and impressive to behold. The walls and floors are made of Italian
marble, which go along beautifully with the "magnificent floor-to-ceiling
murals and elaborate art deco chandeliers."
The Music Hall has a glorious,
antique, 1927 pipe organ, originally used to provide background music for silent
movies. The organ has an ivory and gold console, with more than 2,000 pipes, and
has the ability to create a variety of special effects. This organ was built by
the Robert-Morton Organ Company of Van Nuys, CA, during the time when theatres
were built like palaces.
Though it was first installed in 1935, during the
high point of the "Great Depression," it wasn't operational until the
KCTPO agreed with the Kansas City government to allow a mutual use of the hall
for "the Robert-Morton's rebirth."
Throughout the years, The Kansas
City Music Hall has always been kept up it to look its best, to remain relevant
as a performing stage location and never suffered a "long in the tooth"
moment. Currently this grand theatre's stage and "fly" grid are being renovated
in a massive overhaul effort, so the organ will be silent until May, 2007 or possibly
later.
HISTORY OF MANIFESTATIONS:
The
Kansas Music City Hall was created to be a glorious place to go to where one could
escape the pain and troubles of this world and enjoy the performing arts in a
first rate theatre with all the bells and whistles of the time. As there are no
recorded deaths or suicides or murders committed in this building, one can assume
from deduction or studying other theatre hauntings, the entities who come to enjoy
the musical / dramatic / dance performances here loved coming to this theatre
while alive and wish to continue to come and enjoy this piece of heaven found
in this world.
Even if some of these entities may have lost their life in
the area or neighborhood of this building, they still come to enjoy the performances
perhaps to forget their issues for awhile which are keeping them from going to
the other side.
MANIFESTATIONS:
There
have been reports of many entities appearing in front of the patrons of this theatre.
These
well-dressed entities discretely appear during performances probably wearing a
variety of clothes styles from the 20th century. These performing arts spectral
enthusiasts are probably well-mannered, not wanting attention by the living, but
have come to enjoy the performances.
STILL
HAUNTED ?
Probably yes.
While there is no
hard factual evidence, there are a lot of eye witness accounts coming from patrons.
These alive and breathing theatre enthusiasts have noticed fellow theatre lovers
who at first appeared to be real, live people, who suddenly disappear as it takes
a lot of energy to appear in a solid, acceptable form which blends in with the
living. Can you imagine sitting near such a entity, thinking they are alive until
the intermission when they suddenly melt into the air? Such an experience would
inspire people to share it!
SOURCES INCLUDE: theshadowlands.net * kc-theatreorgan.org
kcmo.org * ghosttraveller.com * harrimanarts.org
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