Mill Run Playhouse

Mill Run Playhouse
Address Golf Road and Milwaukee Avenue
Niles, Illinois
United States
Owner Rach, Comiskey, and Vaughn, Inc.[1]
Operator Mill Run Theater Corporation[1]
Type theater in the round
Capacity 1,600[2]
Construction
Opened July 2, 1965
Closed August 1, 1984
Demolished August 1984
Architect Belli & Belli Architects and Engineers[1]

Mill Run Playhouse (aka Mill Run Theatre)[3] was a 1,600 seat[4] theatre in the round in Niles, Illinois. It was built in 1965 on the grounds of the Golf Mill Shopping Center.[5] It was scheduled to open in June 1965 but torrential rains delayed the opening to July 2, 1965.[6] It was demolished in August 1984.[7] Its last show was a performance by Lou Rawls on August 1.[8]

Notable performers

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New Area Theater To Open". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.). 22 April 1965.
  2. Various sources list 1500, 1700 and 1800
  3. "In the Round Down the Drain", Chicago Tribune, December 23, 1983, pp. N16
  4. "'Good Theatre is Right Here' is Mill Run Producer's Credo", The Des Plaines Suburban Times, February 7, 1968, p. 8
  5. "Niles Built on Fertile Farmland", Chicago Tribune, June 25, 1986, pp. F19
  6. Cannon, Chuck (17 June 1965). "Cannon's Cavalcade". Brookfield Citizen.
  7. "Sneed & Lavin INC.", Chicago Tribune, July 26, 1984, p. 20
  8. "Plan Ahead", Chicago Tribune, July 26, 1984, pp. E8

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