New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney
The New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, previously known as the Adelphi Theatre and the Grand Opera House, was a theatre and music hall at 329, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, Australia, which was long at the heart of the Tivoli circuit.[1]
It operated between 1911 and 1966 and from 1932 was often called the Tivoli Theatre.[2]
History
Adelphi Theatre
The Adelphi Theatre was built in 1911 on half of the site of Sydney's former
The new Adelphi Theatre opened on 5 April 1911 with George Marlow's production of The Bad Girl of the Family.[7]
In October 1915, Marlow's partner and fellow entrepreneur Benjamin Fuller closed the theatre for renovations.[5][2] The auditorium was redesigned by Henry Eli White to improve sight lines, thus reducing its capacity to 2100 people.[2]
Grand Opera House
The renovated theatre reopened in August 1916, and Benjamin Fuller renamed it the "Grand Opera House",[5][2] commonly G.O.H.[8]
From 1929, the Grand Opera House became the principal venue in Sydney for
New Tivoli Theatre
In 1932, two vaudeville performers, Mike Connors and his wife
In late 1935, Tivoli Circuit Australasia Pty Ltd emerged as the controlling organisation, in a period that was seeing an increase in imported acts.[5] A high point was the visit of the Old Vic Company in 1948, when Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh performed at the theatre.[1] However, the restrictions of the war years had led to a resurgence of local artists and emerging stars, featuring such names as Peggy Mortimer, Dick Bentley, and Joy and George Nichols.[5]
The New Tivoli declined after the arrival of
See also
- Garrick Theatre, Sydneythe original Tivoli Theatre in Sydney
- Tivoli circuit
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7022-3150-6.
- ^ a b c d "Concise companion to theatre in Australia". State Library Catalogue. Sydney, NSW: Currency Press. 1997. p. 292. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "New Moving Picture Theatre". The Sunday Times (Sydney). No. 1313. New South Wales, Australia. 19 March 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The First of Sydney's Four New Theatres". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). No. 9750. New South Wales, Australia. 27 August 1910. p. 15. Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j McPherson, Ailsa (2010). "New Tivoli Theatre". Dictionary of Sydney.
- ^ Irvin, Eric (1985). "Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914". State Library Catalogue. Sydney, NSW: Hale & Iremonger. pp. 293–294. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "New Theatre Opened". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 22, 848. New South Wales, Australia. 6 April 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 13 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Vaudeville at G.O.H." The Sun (Sydney). No. 6791. New South Wales, Australia. 5 October 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 13 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Ailsa McPherson (2008). "Harry Rickards's Tivoli". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 8 October 2015. [CC-By-SA]
- Valerie Lawson (2014). "Graeme Murphy's Tivoli". Dictionary of Sydney. Dictionary of Sydney Trust. Retrieved 5 October 2015. [CC-By-SA]
- Bentley, Paul (October 1999). "Australian Culture 1789-2000". The Wolanski Foundation Project. Retrieved 2 February 2017.