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