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]

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

Coordinates: 37°54′44.1″N 89°49′24.4″W / 37.912250°N 89.823444°W / 37.912250; -89.823444

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[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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