by shirleyken » Thu Dec 13, 2018 2:53 pm
I was born in the Burnett Sanitarium in Fresno in 1927 and lived in Fresno until after I graduated from Fresno High in 1945. Currently I'm writing a book about my early childhood days. Does anyone remember The Mickey Mouse Club? It took place every Saturday morning and it seemed every kid in town used to go. I recall it took place at the State Theater in downtown Fresno, but I can't find any mention of the State Theater, so has senility set in? Could I be mistaken?
I do recall that for ten cents admission we got a live stage show, some cartoons, a comedy like Laurel & Hardy, and a serial such as Flash Gordon or The Clutching Hand, and a small cup of ice cream or a candy bar. Sometimes students from Miss Severance's Dancing school entertained, and that included me. I'm not mistaken about that because I've still got the clippings from the Fresno Bee. As I recall, popular Elmer Touchoff was the M.C. This all took place in the mid-1930's, around 1935 - 1936. I hope someone else remembers the State Theater besides me.
I was born in the Burnett Sanitarium in Fresno in 1927 and lived in Fresno until after I graduated from Fresno High in 1945. Currently I'm writing a book about my early childhood days. Does anyone remember The Mickey Mouse Club? It took place every Saturday morning and it seemed every kid in town used to go. I recall it took place at the State Theater in downtown Fresno, but I can't find any mention of the State Theater, so has senility set in? Could I be mistaken?
I do recall that for ten cents admission we got a live stage show, some cartoons, a comedy like Laurel & Hardy, and a serial such as Flash Gordon or The Clutching Hand, and a small cup of ice cream or a candy bar. Sometimes students from Miss Severance's Dancing school entertained, and that included me. I'm not mistaken about that because I've still got the clippings from the Fresno Bee. As I recall, popular Elmer Touchoff was the M.C. This all took place in the mid-1930's, around 1935 - 1936. I hope someone else remembers the State Theater besides me.