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Haymarket Theatre, Melbourne

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It was destroyed by fire on the evening of 22 September 1871. The building had been closed for some months owing to a dispute between the leaseholders and the trustees.
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Foley: 1866 The nadir of his brief incumbency appears to have been the night of a "conundrum quest", "pig fight" and "kangaroo hunt".
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Gilbert Roberts: September 1868 – January 1869, also insolvent. It was during this period that
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was controversially unveiled at the theatre, before its removal to the Public Library.
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The theatre was built on 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) on the south side of
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The theatre proper was opened on 15 September 1862 with the play
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Spiller and Marsh: 1867–1868. Insolvent, "to nobody's surprise"
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James Simmonds: 1862–April 1864 (also lessee/manager of
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Index

George Coppin
Melbourne
Bourke Street
Little Collins Street
Madame Carandini
Our American Cousin
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Princess's Theatre
William Hoskins
Theatre Royal
Charles Summers
G. V. Brooke


"Old Playbills: Sept 15 1862"
The Lorgnette
"Public Works"
The Age
"Town Talk"
The Herald (Melbourne)
"Advertising"
The Argus (Melbourne)
"Great Conflagration"
The Weekly Times (Melbourne)
"Law Report"
The Argus (Melbourne)
"Theatrical"
Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle
"The Drama"
The Leader (Melbourne)

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