35-646: (Redirected from Tivoli Theater ) Tivoli Theatre may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Tivoli Theatre, now Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide The Tivoli , Brisbane (formerly Tivoli Theatre) Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne (closed 1966) Tivoli Theatre, Sydney (demolished 1929) originally the Garrick Theatre, Sydney New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney (demolished 1969) Canada [ edit ] Tivoli Theatre, in Walkerville, Ontario (renovated as
70-405: A Trades Hall on the northern side of the street, near Victoria Square. Although not financially supported by the colonial government , it was funded by various private donations by parliamentarians, including Richard Chaffey Baker , George Charles Hawker , and John Howard Angas . The building was officially opened on 4 March 1896. In the early 1900s Robert Barr Smith donated £2,300 to pay off
105-686: A 14,000-acre (5,700 ha) farm near Renmark, South Australia , and was described in The Advertiser as one "who has long been recognised as one of Adelaide's leading business magnates ". In October 1925 a fire broke out in his Grote Street store and damaged most of his stock of suits. In 1929, having taken over Conrad's butcher in Hindley Street (possibly upon Conrad's death in 1918), Bruce had butcher shops in Grote Street, Rundle Street , Port Adelaide , and Glenelg . He
140-481: A builders' labourers' strike in 1912 by paying the men the wages asked for by their union. It opened on 21 December with a programme including The Price of a Man and Kathleen Mavourneen . There was gallery seating at the back where seats could be reserved, gallery seating down the sides and stalls seating in the middle. The entrance was described as being "under Muirden College". The films were billed as being put on by W. H. Bruce's Pictures in 1912. The cinema
175-626: A colour scheme of cream and burgundy . The acoustics were improved, new air conditioning installed, and private box seats added. It was renamed the Opera Theatre upon its reopening on 12 March 1979, with Die Fledermaus performed by the State Opera. Its present name dates from 31 August 1988. Her Majesty's Theatre closed in 2018 to undergo a two-year, $ 66-million major redevelopment. The heritage facade and eastern wall were preserved, but everything else removed, creating space for
210-635: A former group of Tivoli Theatres in several cities in Australia Tivoli (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tivoli Theatre . 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=Tivoli_Theatre&oldid=1175464289 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Lists of theatres Hidden categories: Short description
245-622: A performance by J. C. Williamson Theatres themselves of The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan . It then staged ballets , opera and plays. After suffering financially from the drop in attendances after the introduction of television in Australia television in 1956, it was saved by the Dunstan government in 1976 when it was purchased by the state government for the State Opera of South Australia , and redecorated in 1920s style, with
280-614: A redeveloped larger theatre. The project included expanding into the lot next door, increasing the size of the stage and auditorium, returning grand circle seating , and improving accessibility and facilities front of house and backstage. The redevelopment was designed by Adelaide-based COX Architecture and built by Hansen Yuncken , managed by the South Australian Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure and Adelaide Festival Centre Trust. The new Her Majesty's Theatre opened on 12 June 2020. The theatre
315-611: Is a major street running east to west in the western half of Adelaide city centre , South Australia . It is on the northern border of Chinatown and the Adelaide Central Market , and is a lively centre for shopping and restaurants. The historic Her Majesty's Theatre is located here. The street, laid out as part of Colonel Light's city plan in 1837, was named after George Grote , an English classical historian and supporter of Robert Gouger . The original St Patrick's Church , Adelaide's first Catholic church,
350-682: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Her Majesty%27s Theatre, Adelaide Her Majesty's Theatre is a theatre in Adelaide, South Australia , located on Grote Street , originally built in 1913 as the New Tivoli Theatre . Other names through its history have been the Princess Theatre (before it was first opened), the Prince of Wales Theatre , Tivoli Theatre and
385-652: Is managed by a statutory authority , the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust , and owned by this entity since it was bought from Arts SA for A$ 8 million in July 2017. The Trust borrowed A$ 62 million from the South Australian Government Financing Authority for a maximum term of 10 years to fund a major redevelopment. David Williams (1856–1940) and Charles Thomas Good (1864–1926) were brothers-in-law;
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#1732776540359420-570: The Adelaide Airport . Today Grote Street is largely occupied by retail outlets, restaurants, and retail outlets. Moonta Street Chinatown is accessible via Grote Street, which is also home to some Chinese restaurants and other businesses owned by Chinese Australians and Korean Australians . The northern entrance of the Adelaide Central Markets is on Grote Street. A paifang , comprising an archway erected by
455-672: The Opera Theatre . It re-opened in June 2020 after a major refurbishment. Designed by Adelaide-born architects David Williams and Charles Thomas Good, the foundation stone for the Princess Theatre was laid on 14 October 1912. However, after it was built in 1913, it opened as the New Tivoli Theatre, part of national Tivoli vaudeville circuit , and is the only original Tivoli still standing. The opening ceremony
490-638: The Theatre Royal in Hindley Street was closed in 1962, the Tivoli was extensively refurbished and reopened as Her Majesty's Theatre , which still stands today. The old Liquor Trades Union Hall at 116 Grote Street was converted into the Promethean Theatre in the early 1980s, which featured productions by small theatre companies and drama students, as well as Adelaide Festival and Fringe Festival events. The theatre closed in 2007, but
525-736: The colony of South Australia , as well as the first state school for girls above primary level. It was designed by Owen Smyth in 1890, and built by J. J. Leahy. In 1908 the Model School and the Training School were amalgamated, forming the Continuation School for Boys, which then amalgamated with the Advanced School for Girls, creating Adelaide High School in September 1908. The buildings were then used by
560-685: The Department of Further Education and the Multicultural Education Centre, later being sold for various private uses. In 1978, the Centre for the Performing Arts was established on the site of the old Adelaide Girls High School. Nos. 109-119 Grote Street, the buildings comprising the schools, were state- heritage-listed in 1981. The United Trades and Labor Council (UTLC), established in 1884, constructed
595-520: The Empire Theatre. In 1909, Bruce converted the upper storey of two of his shops into an amusement hall used for screening films by means of a photo-rotoscope , called Golden Gate Hall. Toys were sold in this hall, with films shown periodically, every afternoon and evening, for free. This lasted for a year before being converted back into a large storage room. Apart from his large retail stores, Bruce ran what were known as "cheapjack" stalls at
630-898: The Old Walkerville Theatre) Tivoli Theatre, Saskatoon, later the Odeon Events Centre Ireland [ edit ] Tivoli Variety Theatre , Dublin (historic) Tivoli Theatre (Dublin) United Kingdom [ edit ] Tivoli Theatre of Varieties , London Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen , Scotland Tivoli Theatre (Wimborne Minster) , Dorset United States [ edit ] Tivoli Theatre (Los Angeles) , California Tivoli Theatre (Chicago) , Illinois Tivoli Theatre (Downers Grove, Illinois) Tivoli Theatre (University City, Missouri) Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Tivoli Theatre (Washington, D.C.) See also [ edit ] Tivoli circuit ,
665-571: The Promethean continued to operate as a music venue. Grote Street is in Adelaide city centre. It runs in an east–west direction, as a continuation of Wakefield Street where it crosses Victoria Square . It concludes at West Terrace . The road which continues is Sir Donald Bradman Drive . The Grote Street–Sir Donald Bradman Drive route is the most direct method of travelling from the CBD to
700-561: The basement, was deconstructed and reinstalled brick by brick in a central position backstage. The wall is covered with signatures from visiting stars, including Julie Anthony , Rowan Atkinson , Lauren Bacall , Alan Cumming , and Barry Humphries . On the floors of each foyer level, brass tiles are engraved with the names of some of the notable stars who have performed at the theatre over the past 100 years. Accessibility improvements include stair-free access to all levels and backstage areas and accessible seating on all levels. The theatre
735-642: The company W. H. Bruce Limited, which had a capital value of £150,000, with £47,000 being in fully paid-up shares. Bruce allocated 5,000 shares to current employees of the business, and 1,000 to past employees. He was the governing director of the new company. At this time he had shops in Kadina and Port Pirie in South Australia, three locations in Victoria , and six in New South Wales. He had
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#1732776540359770-581: The eastern end for the Church of Christ congregation in December 1856. This was replaced by a larger bluestone chapel in 1925. The old church was demolished in 1940 and the new one has been used for other than religious purposes for some time, including as a restaurant and entertainment venue. The Grote Street Model School, on the corner with Morphett Street, was designed by architect Edward John Woods in 1872, and built by T. Martin & Son in 1873–74. This
805-429: The expanded main foyer and other features retain some of the original Edwardian -era Art Nouveau elements, including a pressed metal ceiling, elegant architraves and mouldings. Other features include custom-built curved timber balcony fronts in the auditorium, foyer bars on all three levels, a larger backstage rehearsal room and a huge glass façade to the new west wing. The theatre's "signature wall", formerly in
840-412: The latter was the son of merchant Thomas Good , and Williams married his sister, Annie Good (1859–1942), in 1884. Their practice was called Williams & Good. Apart from the Tivoli, they also designed several other prominent buildings in Adelaide, including: David Williams was born on 31 May 1856. He was born and trained in South Australia, was one of the first generation of architects to do so. He
875-463: The market, basically a type of lottery or "sixpenny dip", where buyers would offer a coin for an unknown purchase. Bruce had a successful career as a businessman though the 1910s, establishing a number of stores in Adelaide and country towns, as well as breeding pigs. In 1918, Bruce amalgamated his considerable business interests in New South Wales with those in South Australia, forming
910-560: The outstanding mortgage . Around 1903, W. H. Bruce started a business with £30 capital "in a little shop of 12 sq ft (1.1 m ) in the Central Market ", trading in " fancy goods ", soon moving on to tailoring , which by 1918 was "the largest tailoring concern in Australasia". He leased a group of two-storey shops with a 220-foot (67 m) frontage, built in 1906, for about 20 years. Part of these later became
945-548: The owners undertook a complete refurbishment of the interiors, costing £300,000. The dress circle was removed in order to create a feeling of greater intimacy, and seating capacity reduced to approximately 1200. The orchestra pit was enlarged, and panels built over it to improve acoustics, and air conditioning was installed. Heritage features were stripped, replaced by plastic and anodised aluminium décor. The external walls were painted grey. It reopened on 9 November 1962 by premier Sir Thomas Playford as Her Majesty's Theatre, with
980-456: The theatre, in January 1910 run by Messrs Lennon, Hyman, and Lennon, initially featured vaudeville acts and movies , then silent films . It continued as a picture theatre until 1952. It was converted into a Peoplestores store in 1953–4. It still stands today (2022), numbered 61–68 and housing several stores. The Lyric Theatre was a cinema built by owner W. H. Bruce , completed during
1015-672: Was a co-founder of the South Australian Institute of Architects in 1886, and was president from 1911 to 1913. During this time he called on the South Australian Government to hold design competitions for large public buildings, and the SAIA also became an allied member of the Royal Institute of British Architects . He died on 29 August 1940. Grote Street, Adelaide Grote Street
1050-435: Was built from around 1845 on what is now Gray Street. It was the principal place of worship for Catholics until St Francis Xavier's Cathedral opened on Wakefield Street in 1858. A much larger building, designed by Woods Bagot , was built between 1912 and 1914, and still stands today, on the corner of Gary Street. The original church building was demolished in 1959. A chapel was built on the northern side of Grote Street at
1085-448: Was later described as a "great businessman". There was still a business concern named W. H. Bruce in 1954, which opened a new food store (of meats) at 13–15 Grote Street in December 1954. In 1931, an arcade was constructed through the shops formerly leased by Bruce, to create a northern entrance to the Adelaide Central Market . On 10 April 1909 the first theatre in Grote Street, the Empire Theatre, opened. Designed by A. Barnham Black,
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1120-717: Was presided over by Mayor John Lavington Bonython on 5 September 1913. Its first music director was Will Quintrell , before he moved to the Tivoli, Melbourne . The theatre was renamed the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1920, and back to the Tivoli Theatre in 1930. In 1954 it was acquired by J. C. Williamson's , but it was very dilapidated by the end of the Adelaide Festival season in March/April 1962, so
1155-524: Was still screening films on 17 January 2014, but soon thereafter advertisements appear for the auction of a variety of goods at the entrance to the Lyric Theatre, including jewellery, suit materials, and Japanese goods. The Princess Theatre, built in 1912–13 for Edwin Daw, was immediately leased and renamed as the New Tivoli Theatre, and staged vaudeville acts, stage plays, and other entertainment. After
1190-490: Was the first of four "model schools" in the city centre. These included Sturt Street Public School (1883), Flinders Street Model School (1878), and Currie Street Model School (1893). On the site, additional educational facilities were built. In June 1876, a teachers' training college opened, also designed by Woods. In 1891, the Advanced School for Girls opened, which was the first state secondary school in
1225-420: Was unveiled by Douglas Gautier AM , Adelaide Festival Centre CEO and artistic director. Uncle Mickey Kumatpi Marrutya O'Brien, a senior Kaurna and Narungga man, marked the official completion with a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony . The redeveloped theatre features a 1467-seat auditorium over three levels. The grand circle was rebuilt, after an absence of 50 years. Two curving staircases in
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