What is the oldest theatre in Perth?
Thu, 21 Sept 2006, 07:20 pmKirilee12 posts in thread
What is the oldest theatre in Perth?
Thu, 21 Sept 2006, 07:20 pmA very quick posting, I'm just wondering as it has been kind of bugging me for a while now, which theatre in Western Australia is the oldest? Or even what was the first built?
The oldest record I can find is His Majesty's Theatre - 1904. Anything earlier?
According to information I
Fri, 22 Sept 2006, 10:54 amAccording to information I have in my library here in little old Adelaide the Theatre Royal Perth was operating as part of Harry Rickards Tivoli Theatre Circuit in 1902. A few years later actual date unknown possibly post World War 1 I have found a reference to Ben and John Fullers circuit operating the Theatre Royal andf His Majesties Theatres in Perth. At that time they were also operating The King's Theatre Fremantle. The references come from "Act as Known" by Valentyne Napier who worked as part of the Napier Family speciality act on the world Vaudeville Circuit.
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