Prince of Wales Opera House

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Venue Prince of Wales Opera House
Other Names Opera House (February 1873)
Her Majesty's Opera House (September 1884)
Opera House (1887)
Address 249 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
First Date 24 August 1872
Last Date 1900
Notes Built on the site of The Varieties - Theatre Comique. Opened 24 August 1872 behind the Prince of Wales Hotel. Architect George R Johnson. Closed 1899. Demolished 1900. A new theatre opened on the site on 18 May 1901, also know as the Opera House. Renamed Tivoli Theatre 1914. Demolished 1967.
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Latitude | Longitude -37.813351 | 144.966632
Events

George Musgrove [sole entrepreneur]

George Musgrove's London Opera Comique Company

Harry Rickards' New Tivoli Minstrel & Specialty Company

Harry Rickards New Tivoli Vaudeville Company

Lyster Opera Company

Dale and O'Malley

Lyster and Garner's London Comedy Company

Messrs Rignold and Allison

Stewart & Lorraine

The Laurels

The Three Mascottes

The Wheelers

The Willis Sisters

Jacques Offenbach - Composer

Alexander Habbe - Devisor, Scenic Artist, Set Designer

Henry Brougham Farnie - Adaptor, Librettist, Playwright

Charles Lecocq - Composer

Thomas Zeplin - Conductor, Music Adaptor, Musical Arranger

Harry Daniels - Actor

Albert Leopold - Actor, Clown, Dancer

George Leopold - Actor, Choreographer, Performer

Harry Rickards - Entrepreneur, Producer

Henri Chivot - Librettist

Alfred Duru - Librettist

William Schwenck Gilbert - Book and Lyrics, Librettist

Ludovic Halévy - Librettist

W J Holloway - Actor

Henry Leopold - Choreographer, Performer

Henri Meilhac - Librettist

Louis Auguste Florimund Ronger - Composer

William Andrews - Actor

Fred Appleton - Actor

C W Barry - Stage Manager

Henry Bracy - Actor, Director

Albert Brennir - Actor

Mr Bumble - Actor

George Carey - Actor

Louis Clairville - Librettist

Alfred Clint - Scenic Artist

Hector Cremieux - Librettist

George Darrell - Actor, Director, Playwright

Olly Deering - Actor

Alice Deorwyn - Actor

Constance Deorwyn - Actor

Emilia Don - Actor and Singer

H A Douglass - Actor

A T Dunning - Lessee

F Ede - Actor

Fraulein Fannie - Dancer

W Gardiner - Properties Master

Arthur Garner - Actor, Entrepreneur

Richard Genee - Composer, Librettist

Mary Gladstane - Actor

George Gordon - Scenic Artist

H Gordon - Actor and Singer

Jessie Grey - Actor

Henry Richard Harwood - Actor, Adminstrator, Business Manager

Mr Hasker - Actor

Carl Hertz - Illusionist, Presenter

Charles Holloway - Actor

Minnie Hope - Actor

C Horne - Composer

Essie Jenyns - Actor

H R Jewett - Actor

J J Kennedy - Actor

Mr Jas E Kitts - Actor, Administrator

Pattie Laverne - Actor

Blanche Leopold - Actor

Infant Leopold - Actor

Tom Leopold - Performer

Harry Leston - Actor

Eugene Leterrier - Librettist

John Little - Scenic Artist

W S Lyster - Director, Entrepreneur

Mr McLean - Actor

Fred Mervin - Actor

James Milne - Actor

Mr Miran - Actor

George Musgrove - Entrepreneur

Neil O'Brien - Actor

Robert Planquette - Composer

Mrs Charles Poole - Director

Robert Reece - Librettist

R J Roberts - Actor

Alfred Rolfe - Actor

Master Sagenninguus - Actor

Master Sidney - Actor

Arthur Seymour Sullivan - Composer

Mr Tomlinson - Actor

P Touzel - Mechanist

J H Tully - Composer, Musical Arranger

Albert Vanloo - Librettist

Giuseppe Verdi - Composer

Garnet Walch - Playwright

S Milano Waud - Lighting Designer

Mr Welsh - Actor

W J Wilson - Scenic Artist

Jeanie Winston - Actor

Mr Wolfe - Actor

Alice Wooldridge - Actor

Athos - Skater

Little Charlotta - Comedian

A U Alcock - Lighting Designer

George Allen - Composer

James Allison - Entrepreneur

Emily Angus - Actor

Myra Angus - Actor

Kate Arden - Actor

Master Barnwell - Actor

Mary Ann Barry - Actor

Emma Bateson - Actor

Julius Bauer - Librettist

L M Bayless - Actor-manager

Mr Beaumont - Actor

Signor de Beaupuis - Composer, Librettist

Master Beddison - Actor

A H Bell - Actor

Arthur Bell - Actor

James Bell - Stage Manager

T S Bellair - Actor

Helen Benbow - Playwright

Mr Bennee - Actor

George Bentley - Actor

Carrie Bilton - Actor

Georges Bizet - Composer

Mary Bloomfield - Actor

Ernest Blum - Librettist

Paul Boisselot - Librettist

Dion Boucicault Snr - Playwright

Jane Brodie - Actor

Master Brown - Actor

Pietro Canna - Musical Director

James Carden - Actor

Jances Carden - Actor

Eleanor Carey - Actor

Mr Carey - Actor

W Carle - Actor

Jack Carroll - Scenic Artist

Master Carson - Actor

Frank Cates - Actor

Francis Chassaigne - Composer

Hetty Clark - Actor

Marcus Clarke - Adaptor

Frederic Clay - Composer

Claudine Coenn - Actor

Teresa Collins - Actor

Nellie Colson - Actor

Master Copeland - Actor

Charles Coutts Duvalli - Actor

Mary Crawford - Actor

John Crook - Composer

Cissie Curlette - Singer

Rupert Cuthbert - Actor

Mae Dahlberg - Actor

Mr Daniels - Actor

F Darbyshire - Actor

Tom Dawson - Actor

F De Belleville - Actor

Kate Douglas - Actor

T F Doyle - Scriptwriter

Mr Elliot - Actor

Walter Emerson - Actor

Harry Emmett - Scriptwriter

Frauline Fannie - Actor, Choreographer

Charles Fanning - Comedian

Arthur Farley - Actor

Edward Farley - Actor

Mr Farley - Actor

Edmund Finn - Adaptor

John Foley - Actor

Dolly Ford - Actor

John Ford - Actor

Mr Ford - Costume Maker

Sarah Ford - Actor

Kate Forde - Actor

J H Fox - Actor

Master George - Actor

Ronald George - Actor

Master Gilder - Actor

Philippe Gille - Librettist

E Gladstone - Actor

Mr Gladstone - Actor

Storey Gofton - Director

Antonio Carlos Gomes - Composer, Librettist

John Cheever Goodwin - Librettist

Mr Gordon - Actor

Dolly Green - Actor

Frank W Green - Scriptwriter

Miss Green - Actor

Jane Greenham - Actor

Athmore Grey - Dancer

Fromental Halevy - Composer

Fred Hall - Musical Director

Gwennie Hasto - Comedian

Nellie Haviland - Actor

Mr Heawood - Prompt

Ida Herberte - Actor

K Herberte - Actor

John Hill - Composer, Musical Arranger

M Hill - Actor

J Hodson - Producer

James Hogan - Actor

Edmund Holloway - Actor

Patty Holt - Actor

S Hopkins - Lighting Designer

Charles Edward Horsley - Composer

Lydia Howarde - Actor

Mr Howitz - Properties Master

G W Hunter - Comedian

Edward Jakobowski - Composer

Mr James - Actor

Chas Johnson - Performer

Mr Johnson - Actor

J Wilton Jones - Librettist

Mr Jones - Actor

J Josephs - Scenic Artist

Mr Kelly - Properties Master

Mr Kelly - Actor

Master King - Actor

Maggie Knight - Actor

Victor Koning - Librettist

Ina Laragy - Actor

Charles Lascelles - Actor

Henry Lemmon - Actor

Lance Lenton - Actor

Master Leonard - Actor

Fannie Leopold - Choreographer, Dancer

H Leopold - Actor

Harry Leopold - Dance Director

Charles Leslie - Actor

Mr Leveret - Actor

William Little - Scenic Artist

Mr Mann - Lighting Designer

Frederick Marshall - Actor

Alf Martin - Scriptwriter

Mr Martin - Actor

Charles "Post" Mason - Singer, Baritone

Adelina May - Actor

Annie Mayor - Actor

J F McArdle - Scriptwriter

Lachlan McGowan - Actor, Stage Manager

Mr McGowan - Actor

Mrs McGowan - Actor

Albert Millaud - Librettist

Carl Millocker - Composer

Emilia Pasta Moore - Choreographer

Maggie Moore - Actor

Alfred Murray - Librettist

Charles Nuitter - Librettist

Stuart O'Brien - Actor

Edwin Palmer - Actor

Master Palmer - Actor

Nellie Parker - Actor

Harold Parkes - Mime

J A Patterson - Actor

Master Pearson - Actor

Francesco Maria Piave - Librettist

Franco Piper - Circus Style Performer

Sam Poole - Actor

J A Power - Actor

Alice Rees - Actor

Thomas Reid - Mechanist

Carl Reidle - Musical Arranger

Luigi Ricci - Composer

Edward Rice - Composer

Mr Richardson - Actor

Katie Rickards - Costume Co-ordinator

George Rignold - Entrepreneur, Producer

Andy Roberts - Musician, Percussionist

Victor Robillard - Composer

Mr Robins - Mechanist

Rosa Rollins - Actor

Gioacchino Rossini - Composer

Maisie Rowlands - Performer

Bessie Royal - Actor

Alma Santon - Actor

Dora Santon - Actor

Victorien Sardou - Playwright

Augustin Eugene Scribe - Librettist

Master Seabridge - Actor

Edwin Shepherd - Actor

Harry Shine - Actor

Olive Sinclair - Singer

Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin - Librettist

Mabel Smith - Actor

Mr Smith - Actor

Temistocle Solera - Librettist

Master Solomon - Actor

Blanche Stammers - Actor

Marion Stammers - Actor

Harold Stephen - Playwright

Charles Sylvester - Lighting Designer

Annie Taylor - Actor

Bert Terrell - Comedian

R Tolano - Producer

Andrea Leone Tottola - Librettist

G Verd - Actor

Henry Vincent - Singer

Franz von Suppe - Composer

Richard Wagner - Composer, Librettist

C Ward - Mask Maker, Properties Master

Charles Ward - Properties Master

Lizzie Ward - Actor

George Warde - Actor, Stage Manager

Bessie Warren - Actor

Les Warton - Impersonator

Little Baby Watson - Actor

Kate Whaley - Actor

Emma Whitworth - Actor

Mary Widgery - Actor

Stephen Wigg - Mechanist

James Cassius Williamson - Actor

Mr C Wilson - Actor

Miss Winston - Actor

Mr Wisdom - Actor

Nellie Witten - Actor

Hugo Wittmann - Librettist

Mary Ann Woods - Actor

Susan Wooldridge - Actor

Lavinia Wray - Actor

Frank Yorke - Musician, Percussionist

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