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The building was destroyed by fire in 1899. It was rebuilt after the fire with a new building behind the remaining facade of the former theatre and reopened on 12 April 1900. The new building was larger and could seat 1,200 people. A collection of the Tivoli Theatre programs from 1893 to 1912 is held
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The Garrick Theatre was designed by the architect E. Weitzel, built by Messrs. Brown and Tapson and the principal decorators were Messrs. H. H. Groth, Jun., and Co. and the ceiling murals were painted by Lorenzini. The building was in the
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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.
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Tivoli souvenir : comprising: The history of the Tivoli; The life story of Harry Rickards, and biographical sketches of artists who had appeared at the Tivoli
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Following Rickards death the Tivoli Theatre continued to operate until J. C. Williamson's closed it down in 1929.
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Theatre buildings in Australia to 1905: from the time of the First Settlement to arrival of cinema
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Garrick Theatre on Castlereagh Street looking north, Sydney, New South Wales, ca. 1890
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at 79–83 Castlereagh Street in Sydney from 1890 to 1929. The theatre was renamed the
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venue. It was destroyed by fire in 1899 and rebuilt. The theatre closed in 1929.
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Façade of the Tivoli Theatre (formerly Garrick Theatre), Sydney, 1905-1911
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Thorne, Ross; University of Sydney. Architectural Research Foundation,
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The location of the Garrick Theatre on Castlereagh Street in
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Tivoli king : life of Harry Rickards vaudeville showman
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had a history of use for entertainment venues including a
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33°52′13″S 151°12′34″E / 33.87015°S 151.20945°E / -33.87015; 151.20945
theatre
music hall
vaudeville
Sydney
circus
dance hall

Federation Free Classical
Harry Rickards
State Library of New South Wales
New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney
Tivoli circuit
"REMINISCENCES OF THE STAGE"
The Referee




"OLYMPIC CIRCUS – ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE OF AUSTRALIA (aka MARIONETTE THEATRE OF AUSTRALIA) – SCANDANAVIAN HALL – VICTORIA HALL – ACADEMY OF MUSIC – GARRICK THEATRE – TIVOLI THEATRE (Sydney)"
the original
"ACADEMY OF MUSIC"
The Sydney Morning Herald
ISBN
978-0-9500853-0-2


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