Chester Opera House

Chester Opera House was a cinema and theatre which showed both movies and live stage performances in Chester, Illinois, USA. Elzie Segar, the creator of Popeye, worked there from the age of twelve.[1] The Chester Opera House was built in the late 19th century. It was converted to a movie house about 1920 by its owner, Bill Schuchert. Now closed as a movie theater, the old Opera House now houses a Popeye-themed gift shop and museum.[2]

References
  1. Robert C. Harvey, The art of the funnies, p. 161
  2. "Chester Opera House 1001-3 State Street, Chester, IL". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 27 May 2019.


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