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By Nicole RonchettiApril 08, 2026Misbehaving students beware — the scary substitute teacher Miss Swamp is coming to the Palace Theatre later this week. Performed by the Green Earth Players community theater group, the play “Miss Nelson is Missing’ will tell the tale from the classic children’s book of the same name. It’s about the mischievous students from Room 207 as they set out to find their beloved Miss Nelson after an…
By Mavis FodnessJuly 31, 2024Editor's Note: Story has been edited to correct the time of the second performance. The time is 5 p.m. versus the published time in the Luverne Community Education brochure. The 60-member cast of the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “Robin Hood” will perform at 3 and 5 p.m. Friday at the Palace Theatre in Luverne. The child actors are participants in the weeklong Missoula Children’s…
By Lori SorensonApril 03, 2024Workers with G&D Viking Glass, Sioux Falls, showed up Tuesday morning at the historic Palace Theatre in Luverne to install a new street level entry. The work follows years of planning and design to make the 109-year-old doorway safer in winter months when snow and moisture cause the decorative tile to get slippery. The Palace at one time used removable doors in winter months to keep out…
September 13, 2023Workers with Dave Niessink Superior Caulking have been tuckpointing deteriorating spots of the Palace Theatre’s exterior over the past week. It’s among a long list of maintenance that needs to be performed on the 100-year-old building as needs arise. The Palace Theatre was constructed in 1915 by architect W.E.E Greene. The Palace, a 550-seat theater first owned by Herman and Maude Jochims, was…- September 14, 2015The little prairie town of Luverne was changed overnight when its “opera house” opened in September 1915. Founder Herman Jochims spared no expense in outfitting the Palace with the latest and greatest in technology and décor. The New Palace Theatre was able to offer the finest in stage productions, vaudeville and music entertainment in the world, and its very existence on Luverne’s Main Street…
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