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The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

The Ghosts of the Egyptian Theatre, Part Two | Guest, Jeanine Holcomb

The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural

Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories

Natural Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Journals, Science, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.62.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In 1922, following the discovery of King Tut’s Tomb, Egyptian-themed theaters became quite popular. The Egyptian Theater in DeKalb, Illinois, was one of more than 100 similarly-themed theaters built in the US. Construction began in the spring of 1929, and a few months later, in December, the Egyptian Theatre opened its doors - just a couple of months after the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began.

The renovations and resurgence of the theater have apparently awakened some old ghosts within its walls. Spirits from the vaudeville era and some from present times are reported to mingle with the living, haunting performances and after-shows at the theater. According to legend, six unique spirits are residing at the Egyptian Theatre. From the lady in green to Irv, one of the theater’s biggest supporters, and even a mysterious young girl – they all make their presence known.

Today, Part Two of our conversation about the Egyptian Theater with marketing and communications director Jeanine Holcomb.

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Have you had any performers or people who have gone into that dressing room with no

0:58.8

knowledge of anything and then been like, something is going on here?

1:03.6

Most of the time, our performers are seeing our balcony ghost, which is interesting,

1:08.3

and that's why for the longest time, we didn't think our dressing room was haunted because I think

1:12.0

as someone who knows who's been a performer when you're backstage, like he said,

1:15.6

there's so much energy, like there could be a ghost screaming in the middle of the room during

1:18.6

cancer cycles and no one would hear it because they're so loud and it's so much activity going on there.

1:23.8

One thing we have is, say we have the balcony closed, and this is a story I had heard

1:28.4

numerous times and then had it happen to me was you'll have a performer safe who was the woman

1:32.9

of the balcony. So I had this exact example we had a magician. The balcony was closed, so if I'm

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