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 .
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34-601: A company called Con Paul Theatres and renamed it the New Tivoli Theatre. This name was in recognition of Harry Rickards 's Tivoli Theatre at 79-83 Castlereigh Street, formerly called the Garrick Theatre, Sydney . This period saw the emergence of well-known Australian entertainers, including Roy Rene and George Wallace . The theatre became famous for its chorus girls, known as "Tivoli tappers". In late 1935, Tivoli Circuit Australasia Pty Ltd emerged as
51-491: Is allocated in Haymarket, beside Chinatown and is more like a traditional flea market , specialising in cheap imported clothes, giftware and also has a small section for fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood. The Haymarket Paddy's Markets site also sells souvenirs which makes it popular with tourists. In 1834, Governor of New South Wales General Richard Bourke moved the cattle, hay and grain markets to Campbell Street in
68-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Grand Opera House, Sydney It operated between 1911 and 1966 and from 1932 was often called the Tivoli Theatre . The Adelphi Theatre was built in 1911 on half of the site of Sydney's former Paddy's Markets , in the block formed by Campbell , Castlereagh , Hay , and Pitt streets, on land leased from
85-672: The City of Sydney . It was one of four theatres built in the Haymarket area that year, the other three being picture theatres: the Lyric and New Colonial on George Street for J. D. Williams , and the Orpheum, which stood on the other half of the former Paddy's Markets. Designed by the architects Eaton & Bates, the Adelphi was built of reinforced concrete faced with white marble. The stage
102-535: The "Grand Opera House", commonly G.O.H. From 1929, the Grand Opera House became the principal venue in Sydney for variety theatre , featuring vaudeville acts. Christmas pantomimes were well-attended and featured the popular double act "Stiffy and Mo" (Nat Phillips and Roy Rene ). In 1932, two vaudeville performers, Mike Connors and his wife Queenie Paul , took over the lease of the theatre with
119-716: The Family . In October 1915, Marlow's partner and fellow entrepreneur Benjamin Fuller closed the theatre for renovations. The auditorium was redesigned by Henry Eli White to improve sight lines, thus reducing its capacity to 2100 people. The financier and ex-solicitor T. E. Rofe was an early owner or had a large financial interest in the property, as well as, in 1918, the Victoria Theatre . The renovated theatre reopened in August 1916, and Benjamin Fuller renamed it
136-445: The area now known as Haymarket . A "fringe" market had been set up to serve the traders & some moved to the new markets in order to keep the business that they had built up over the years. Shortly after, the markets were allowed to stay open until 10:00pm on a Saturday night. Opposite the markets, a site that was a favourite with circuses resulted in a carnival atmosphere emerging, complete with sideshow attractions. The origin of
153-635: The arrival of television in Australia in 1956, and its last show was staged in 1966, the revue One Dam' Thing After Another , starring Gwen Plumb . In 1969, the theatre was demolished. Its site is now occupied by Central Square, an office tower block between Hay Street and Campbell Street. Paddy%27s Markets Paddy's Markets is a commercial enterprise that has two large markets in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Paddy's Markets are located in Haymarket and Flemington and specialise in
170-504: The controlling organisation, in a period that was seeing an increase in imported acts. A high point was the visit of the Old Vic Company in 1948, when Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh performed at the theatre. 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. The New Tivoli declined after
187-575: The early 1890s on the former circus site and stallholders were asked to apply for space or leave the area. Stall holders were moved again in 1938 to the No. 6 building, which was near the former site. In the late 1960s, it was decided to move the markets away from Haymarket to a new site at Flemington , further west. As by this stage Paddy's Markets had become, as the Australian Labor Party opposition had put it, "a feature of Sydney life", It
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#1732772888923204-519: The name is unknown, but is believed to have come from Liverpool , England . St Patrick's Bizarre in Banastre Street was Liverpool's original Paddy's Market. When the Glasgow market closed in 2009, it was reported that its name of Paddy's Market had been in use for almost 200 years. In the 1870s, a similar operation had been set up which was known as Paddy's Markets. A fruit market opened in
221-489: The public at the Paddy's Markets. Sydney Markets is the central marketplace for Sydney's farmers to sell their fresh produce, and includes Sydney Flower Market, the central provider of flowers to NSW and ACT florists. On weekends, Paddy's Markets feature clothes, gifts and souvenirs. There is also Paddy's Swap and Sell Market, where vendors set up a sales stand selling a range of secondhand goods. The Haymarket Paddy's Markets
238-441: The sale of fruit, vegetables, fish, clothes and giftware. Both markets are operated by Sydney Markets Limited, along with the rest of Sydney Markets located at Flemington. The Flemington Paddy's Market is the larger site and specialises in fruit and vegetable sales. The market is the primary delivery service of these products for Sydney . The market has a wholesale sales section that caters to larger business and general sales to
255-431: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Grand Opera House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Opera_House&oldid=1178271449 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
272-400: Was 60 by 60 feet (18 m × 18 m), with a doorway to Pitt Street wide enough for carriages. Its auditorium, licensed to seat 2,400 people, was the first to have its tiers and galleries built on the cantilever principle, instead of iron columns supporting the front of each tier. The new Adelphi Theatre opened on 5 April 1911 with George Marlow 's production of The Bad Girl of
289-653: Was decided to include a new Paddy's Markets in the new complex, which opened in 1975. Shortly after, with the construction of the Sydney Entertainment Centre , the No. 6 building in Haymarket was demolished with the markets moved into the No. 1 & No. 2 buildings. Paddy's Market was redeveloped as Market City , completed in 1997. After temporarily moving to Redfern to make way for the development works, Paddy's Market resumed trading at Market City in 1993. The Sydney Markets Authority, privatised in 1997 as Sydney Markets Limited, continues to operate both
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