King's Theatre, Melbourne

The King's Theatre was a theatre in Melbourne, Australia, located on Russell Street between Bourke Street and Little Collins Street.

Opening in 1908, it was designed by William Pitt for the theatrical entrepreneur William Anderson.[1][2]

It was a major live theatre during the first half of the twentieth century, and became a cinema (under the name the Barclay) from the late 1950s until closing in 1976.[3][4]

References

  1. "THE KING'S THEATRE". The Argus (Melbourne) (19, 335). Victoria, Australia. 8 July 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 17 December 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "THE KING'S THEATRE". The Age (16639). Victoria, Australia. 11 July 1908. p. 16. Retrieved 17 December 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Marsden, Ralph. "Theatre Heritage Australia - The Kings Theatre". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. "melb_kings". resource.acu.edu.au. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

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