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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Illinois » Hillsboro » Orpheum Theatre
Also known as Fellis Theatre

Orpheum Theatre

Hillsboro, IL
316 S. Main Street
, Hillsboro, IL 62049 United States
(map)
217.532.6066
Status: Open
Screens: Twin
Style: Unknown
Function: Movies (First Run)
Seats: 400
Chain: Independent
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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This theatre originally opened as the 600 seat capacity Fellis Theatre in the 1920's. It operated as a vaudeville house with a combination of live acts and movies. It was renamed Orpheum Theatre in 1929. By the early 1940's it was operated by the Frisina Amusement Co. It ran continuously until 2000 and closed for about two years. In 2002, new seats and DTS stereo was added in addition to marquee restoration.

A new operator took over in 2003 and the theatre is more vibrant than ever with almost a cult following of regular customers from as far away as St. Louis and Springfield, IL. The balcony was converted to a second auditorium in the early 1980's and is still that way.

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The Orpheum Theatre of Hillsboro, IL
Contributed by Jeff Eisentraut

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An excellent link regarding this theater in greater detail can be seen here:

http://www.thejournal-news.net/orpheum

Also, the theater's official website:

http://www.bestmoviedeal.com
posted by TheaterBuff1 on Dec 2, 2005 at 11:23pm
this is a wonderful theatre... i enjoy going there.
posted by T.M.S. on Mar 20, 2008 at 8:07pm
This was the Orpheum in 2000.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 29, 2008 at 9:35am
Here is a nice photo.

posted by Lost Memory on May 2, 2009 at 5:05pm
1983 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on May 17, 2009 at 4:48pm
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