Haymarket Theatre, Melbourne

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The Haymarket Theatre, or Royal Haymarket Theatre [1] was a live theatre built by George Coppin in the Haymarket district of Melbourne, Australia in 1862 and was destroyed by fire in 1871.

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History

The theatre was built on 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) on the south side of Bourke Street, extending through to Little Collins Street, and opened in 1862. Conlan was the architect and Cornwall the builder. [2] The building incorporated the Apollo Music Hall, which opened on 5 July 1862 with a programme that featured Madame Carandini. [3]

The theatre proper was opened on 15 September 1862 with the play Our American Cousin . [1]

It was renamed the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre in January 1868 [4] in honour of the visit of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, but remained the "Haymarket", informally at least.

It was destroyed by fire on the evening of 22 September 1871. [5] The building had been closed for some months owing to a dispute between the leaseholders and the trustees.

Managers

(as Haymarket Theatre)

(as Duke of Edinburgh Theatre)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Old Playbills: Sept 15 1862". The Lorgnette . Vol. XXI, no. 1608. Victoria, Australia. 21 May 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 31 July 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Public Works". The Age . No. 2, 391. Victoria, Australia. 25 June 1862. p. 6. Retrieved 23 June 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Town Talk". The Herald (Melbourne) . Vol. LXXI, no. 5122. Victoria, Australia. 5 July 1862. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 6, 732. Victoria, Australia. 6 January 1868. p. 8. Retrieved 23 June 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Great Conflagration". The Weekly Times (Melbourne) . No. 107. Victoria, Australia. 23 September 1871. p. 12. Retrieved 23 June 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Law Report". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 5, 572. Victoria, Australia. 16 April 1864. p. 7. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Theatrical". Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle . Vol. 11, no. 438. Victoria, Australia. 22 September 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "The Drama". The Leader (Melbourne) . Vol. XIV, no. 589. Victoria, Australia. 13 April 1867. p. 17. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Our Letter Home". The Australasian . Vol. V, no. 132. Victoria, Australia. 10 October 1868. p. 18. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 6, 941. Victoria, Australia. 7 September 1868. p. 8. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Melbourne". Geelong Advertiser . No. 6916. Victoria, Australia. 9 January 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Bust of the Late G. V. Brooke". Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers . No. 141. Victoria, Australia. 1 February 1869. p. 38. Retrieved 9 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.

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