1960s Old Mill Outdoor Theatre Branson MO Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

The empty rows of the Old Mill Theatre sit in quiet anticipation, tucked away amidst the deep shadows of the Missouri woods. There is a rustic charm to the weathered shingles of the stage house and the simple folding chairs, suggesting a place where stories are told under the open sky. It evokes the memory of warm Ozark evenings filled with the sound of crickets and the hushed excitement of an audience waiting for the curtain to rise on a local legend.

Details

Era: Chrome, 1960s (1960)
City: Branson
State: Missouri
Country: United States of America
Topics: Outdoor Theatre, Shepherd of the Hills, Ozarks, Tourism, Harold Bell Wright, Americana
Artist Photographer: Bill Kobert
Condition: Uncirculated
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: Shepherd of the Hills Farm

Additional Information

This postcard features a Natural Colour process by Mike Roberts of Berkeley, California. The visual evidence of the red and yellow folding chairs and the completed stage house confirms the photo was taken shortly after the theatre's official opening in 1960. The text on the back notes that the theatre presents a dramatization of Harold Bell Wright's The Shepherd of the Hills, which it describes as the third most widely read book in history at that time.