Murdock Theatre

536 N. Broadway,
Wichita, KS 67214

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SethG
SethG on February 27, 2026 at 4:50 pm

As was pointed out long ago, the name is wrong. The architects for the auditorium addition were Overend, Boucher, and Schmidt. Nothing the least bit Spanish about it. The exterior is a very plain art deco, and the interior is rather old fashioned in comparison. Looks like your typical 1920s school or municipal auditorium. Seating is also wrong. As of the 2006 NRHP nomination, it was 700, with 250 of that being in the balcony. The last activity on their FB page is from 2018.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on December 14, 2025 at 7:20 pm

Permanently closed.

Keith Wondra
Keith Wondra on July 21, 2011 at 2:32 pm

The theater is called the Louise C. Murdock Theater This link has more information on the history of the Twentieth Century Club especially the history of the Murdock Theater: http://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/Sedgwick_20CenturyClubSR.pdf

seymourcox
seymourcox on May 24, 2009 at 3:37 pm

This site list lots of Kansas theatre history & images,
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