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Opening of the Queen's Hall
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| Venue |
Queen's Hall (1900-1912), Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
26 December 1900 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The directors of the Anglo-American Biograph have made arrangements to inaugurate the opening of the new Queen's Hall to-day with the well-known entertainmeut. The hall, which is situated opposite the Criterion Theatre, Pitt-street, and lately known as the Temperance Hall, has been entirely re-decorated and refurnished, thus making it one of the most comfortable places of amusement in Sydney. The first matinee will take place at 2.30 this afternoon, when, in addition to the latest Transvaal and China war films, a number of trick and comic films will be specially shown for the amusement of chi |
| Description Source |
Article |
| Primary Genre |
Other
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| Secondary Genre |
Film
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Further Information |
This seems to have been the 'formal' opening of the Hall under the name Queen's. However the name has been used informally in tandem with 'Temperance Hall' in newspaper columns and advertisements since late July 1900.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
Advertising (1900, December 26). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 2. Retrieved July 9, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article237107794 |
| Newspaper |
QUEEN'S HALL. (1900, December 26). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved July 19, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14365627 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
151660 |
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