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Address | 79–83 Castlereagh Street Sydney Australia |
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Coordinates | 33°52′13″S 151°12′34″E / 33.87015°S 151.20945°E |
Construction | |
Opened | 1890 |
Closed | 1929 |
Rebuilt | 1900 |
Years active | 1890–1929 |
The Garrick Theatre was a theatre and music hall at 79–83 Castlereagh Street in Sydney from 1890 to 1929. The theatre was renamed the Tivoli Theatre in 1893 and operated as a popular vaudeville venue. It was destroyed by fire in 1899 and rebuilt. The theatre closed in 1929.
The location of the Garrick Theatre on Castlereagh Street in Sydney had a history of use for entertainment venues including a circus (Olympic Circus 1851–1852), a theatre (including the Royal Marionette Theatre of Australia, and the Royal Albert Theatre, 1852–1854), a dance hall (Scandinavian Hall) [1] a variety house (Victoria Hall 1880s) and finally as the Academy of Music. [2] In 1887 the Colonial Architect forced the closure of the venue [2] [3] and three years later in 1890 it was demolished to make way for the Garrick Theatre. [2]
The Garrick Theatre was designed by the architect E. Weitzel, [4] [5] built by Messrs. Brown and Tapson [5] and the principal decorators were Messrs. H. H. Groth, Jun., and Co. and the ceiling murals were painted by Lorenzini. [5] The building was in the Federation Free Classical architectural style. [6]
The auditorium of the theatre was 45 ft x 55 ft and could seat approximately 1,000 people in the stalls, orchestra chairs, dress circle, family circle, and private boxes. [5]
The Garrick Theatre opened on 22 December 1890. [7]
In February 1893 Harry Rickards, the vaudeville showman, took over the lease of the Garrick Theatre renaming it the Tivoli Theatre. [7] [8] [9] [10] He made some changes to the building, raising the orchestra pit and installing another sliding roof and opened on 18 February 1893. [2]
The building was destroyed by fire in 1899. [11] [12] It was rebuilt after the fire with a new building behind the remaining facade of the former theatre [8] and reopened on 12 April 1900. [13] The new building was larger and could seat 1,200 people. [8] A collection of the Tivoli Theatre programs from 1893 to 1912 is held in the collections of the State Library of New South Wales. [14]
Following Rickards death the Tivoli Theatre continued to operate until J. C. Williamson's closed it down in 1929. [15] [16]
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Address | 79–83 Castlereagh Street Sydney Australia |
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Coordinates | 33°52′13″S 151°12′34″E / 33.87015°S 151.20945°E |
Construction | |
Opened | 1890 |
Closed | 1929 |
Rebuilt | 1900 |
Years active | 1890–1929 |
The Garrick Theatre was a theatre and music hall at 79–83 Castlereagh Street in Sydney from 1890 to 1929. The theatre was renamed the Tivoli Theatre in 1893 and operated as a popular vaudeville venue. It was destroyed by fire in 1899 and rebuilt. The theatre closed in 1929.
The location of the Garrick Theatre on Castlereagh Street in Sydney had a history of use for entertainment venues including a circus (Olympic Circus 1851–1852), a theatre (including the Royal Marionette Theatre of Australia, and the Royal Albert Theatre, 1852–1854), a dance hall (Scandinavian Hall) [1] a variety house (Victoria Hall 1880s) and finally as the Academy of Music. [2] In 1887 the Colonial Architect forced the closure of the venue [2] [3] and three years later in 1890 it was demolished to make way for the Garrick Theatre. [2]
The Garrick Theatre was designed by the architect E. Weitzel, [4] [5] built by Messrs. Brown and Tapson [5] and the principal decorators were Messrs. H. H. Groth, Jun., and Co. and the ceiling murals were painted by Lorenzini. [5] The building was in the Federation Free Classical architectural style. [6]
The auditorium of the theatre was 45 ft x 55 ft and could seat approximately 1,000 people in the stalls, orchestra chairs, dress circle, family circle, and private boxes. [5]
The Garrick Theatre opened on 22 December 1890. [7]
In February 1893 Harry Rickards, the vaudeville showman, took over the lease of the Garrick Theatre renaming it the Tivoli Theatre. [7] [8] [9] [10] He made some changes to the building, raising the orchestra pit and installing another sliding roof and opened on 18 February 1893. [2]
The building was destroyed by fire in 1899. [11] [12] It was rebuilt after the fire with a new building behind the remaining facade of the former theatre [8] and reopened on 12 April 1900. [13] The new building was larger and could seat 1,200 people. [8] A collection of the Tivoli Theatre programs from 1893 to 1912 is held in the collections of the State Library of New South Wales. [14]
Following Rickards death the Tivoli Theatre continued to operate until J. C. Williamson's closed it down in 1929. [15] [16]