English's Opera House, also known as English's Theatre, was a theatre located in

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. It was built by

William Hayden English William Hayden English (August 27, 1822 – February 7, 1896) was an American politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1853 to 1861 and was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States ...

and opened in 1880. It was modeled after the Grand Opera House in

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. It was demolished in 1949. The theatre was host to the 1884 Greenback National Convention.

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