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Lights along the wall cast shadows across the auditorium. The soft-cushioned red chairs stand in silent rows, directing one's attention toward the curtained stage of the King Opera House. A beautiful place, an historic site, and a great place to hold a regional history teachers' meeting, the building has seen much in its more than 125-year lifespan. A cornerstone of the Van Buren Historic District, the King Opera House has hosted notables and performers as famous as opera singer Jenny Lind, orator and politician William Jennings Bryan, and comedian Bob Burns, as well as a host of others.
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The true story of the King Opera House ghost Press Argus-Courier According to Van Buren Legend, the ghost of a murdered man haunts the King Opera House on Main Street, but the true story of the murder is far different than what has been believed. The story goes that an actor by the name of Charles Tolson was running away with the daughter of a local doctor whom he had fallen in love with. The doctor then rushed to the depot on horse and buggy and intercepted their departure and proceeded to beat Tolson to death with a horsewhip. According to Maryl Purvis, director of the A&P Commission in V...