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English's Opera House

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1889 photograph of English's Opera House (left) and Plymouth Church (right)

English's Opera House, also known as English's Theatre, was a theatre located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana at Monument Circle.[1] It was built by William Hayden English and opened in 1880. It was modeled after the Grand Opera House in Manhattan. It was demolished in 1949.[2]

The theatre was host to the 1884 Greenback National Convention.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Phillips, Clifton J. (1968). Indiana in Transition: The Emergence of an Industrial Commonwealth, 1880-1920. Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780871950925.
  2. ^ Jensen, Joyce K. (1994). "Theatre". In Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 1331. ISBN 9780253112491.