The Friends of the Kansas City Museum, our support organization, commissioned famed puppeteer Paul Mesner to create a fantastic show for the enjoyment of parents and children alike. “The Long Story of Corinthian Hall” by The Paul Mesner Puppets has already been performed 20 times to some great Kansas City audiences, which has been generously supported by the Francis Family Foundation.

Next public performance to be scheduled soon.

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The Long Story of Corinthian Hall
In 1891 Kansas City welcomed Robert and Ella Long, their proper daughter Sallie America and young Loula, a lover of horses. The young lumber baron and his family were determined to transform this cow town of saloons and stockyards into a city of distinction with paved streets and civic institutions. Join Kansas Citians of the 1900s as the Longs build their grand mansion on Gladstone Boulevard, construct the city’s first skyscraper and spark urban development that is intact today. Before your eyes Paul Mesner’s animated puppets build Corinthian Hall. Loula, in her famously fabulous hats, and an eccentric cast of characters share fascinating historical facts about Kansas City and secrets of the “Palace on Gladstone Boulevard.”

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