Download or read book The Gillioz "Theatre Beautiful" written by James S. Baumlin and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounting the many live vaudeville acts and films that graced the theatre’s stage and screen, The Gillioz "Theatre Beautiful” presents a social history of entertainment through the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, the Second World War, the Cold War, the Sixties and the Seventies. Of note is the Springfield theatre’s hosting of three movie world premieres--with future U. S. president Ronald Reagan appearing in each.