Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
J C Williamson Comedy Theatre[1] | |
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| Address | 240 Exhibition Street, Melbourne Melbourne Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′37″S 144°58′13″E / 37.81028°S 144.97028°E |
| Owner | Marriner Group |
| Capacity | 997 |
| Opened | 28 April 1928[1][2] |
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The Comedy Theatre is a 997-seat theatre in Melbourne's East End Theatre District. It was built in 1928, and was built in the Spanish style, with a Florentine-style exterior and wrought-iron balconies. It is located at 240 Exhibition Street, and diagonally opposite Her Majesty's Theatre, it is a part of the Marriner Group.
Erected on the site of one of Melbournes earliest play-houses the old "Iron Pot," (officially the "Coppin's Olympic Theatre") a theatre originally built 1855 and abandoned in 1894.[3] It was a prefabricated iron theatre purchased in Manchester, England by George Selth Coppin.[1][4][5]
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References
- ^ a b c "Comedy Theatre Opening". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 28 April 1928. p. 26. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "NEW MELBOURNE THEATRE". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 27 April 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "GOPPIN'S OLYMPIC THEATRE". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 27 July 1855. p. 4. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ George Coppin 1819-1906, Live Performance Australia
- ^ "MELBOURNE'S OLDEST THEATRES". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954). Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 21 January 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
External links
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- Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Victorian Heritage Database