DuBois Opera House
40 S. Grove Street,
Elgin,
IL
60120
40 S. Grove Street,
Elgin,
IL
60120
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This theater is listed in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory as the Grand Opera House, and the address is given as 40 Grove Ave.
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Actually, when the original DuBois Opera House burned down in 1886, it was rebuilt using the same name but was later changed to the Grand. So the DuBois Opera House that I have listed and the Grand Theater are the same building.
I suppose I could have listed it as “The Grand Theater” but the reason why I chose to list it as the DuBois Opera House is because that is what most of the people in Elgin refer to it as.
I suppose it wouldn’t be a problem if this information was listed under the Rialto, but I still think it would be better to leave it as is since it is a different building.
I wouldn’t think that this building would be listed under the Rialto because the DuBois was a totally different building.