• Is on the site of Mason's Concert Hall 25 January 1865 - 1865
• Is on the site of Queensland Theatre 22 April 1874 - April 1881
• Is on the site of Royal Victoria Hall 1865 - 1874

• Date
• Contributor
• Organisation

• Make It a Party, 22 April 1950
• Peter Pan, 22 December 1945
• Back Again, 26 December 1939
• Flying Colours, 20 October 1939
• Carry On, 13 October 1939
• Business as Usual, 6 October 1939
• Mary's Other Husband, 11 September 1939
• Why Men Leave Home, 4 September 1939
• Extra Special, 1 September 1939
• The Laughter Express, 25 August 1939
• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939
• Vaudeville in Excelsis, 8 June 1939
• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933
• A Bill of Divorcement, 18 June 1926
• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925
• The Dover Road, 31 July 1925
• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925
• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924
• The Mastery of Kate, 5 April 1924
• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924
• The Orphan Heiress, 1 September 1917
• The Girl Who Lost her Character, 1 September 1917
• Sons of the Empire, 21 October 1916
• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• The Midnight Mail, 11 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• Man's Enemy;or, The Downward Path, 7 March 1914
• Her Second Time on Earth, 28 February 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914
• East Lynne, 7 February 1914
• The Luck of Roaring Camp, 31 January 1914
• When London Sleeps, 24 January 1914
• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913
• The Irish Detective, July 1913
• The Greatest Scoundrel, July 1913
• The Girl Without a Home, 24 May 1913
• The Prince of Swindlers, May 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908
• Benefit Performance, 24 October 1903
• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• Written in Sand/A Ladies' Battle, 12 November 1891
• Still Waters Run Deep, 11 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 10 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• Camille, 7 November 1891
• Hedda Gabler, 6 November 1891
• Camille, 5 November 1891
• Written in Sand/A Ladies' Battle, 4 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 3 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Adrienne Lecouvreur, 31 October 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 23 February 1891
• The New Magdelan, 21 February 1891
• Camille, 20 February 1891
• Devil Caresfoot, 18 February 1891
• Masks and Faces, 14 February 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891
• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887
• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885
• The Christmas Pantomime, 26 December 1881
• Faust, 18 July 1881

King's Royal Dramatic Company

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• The Midnight Mail, 11 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• Man's Enemy;or, The Downward Path, 7 March 1914
• Her Second Time on Earth, 28 February 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914
• The Luck of Roaring Camp, 31 January 1914
• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913
• The Irish Detective, July 1913
• The Greatest Scoundrel, July 1913
• The Girl Without a Home, 24 May 1913
• The Prince of Swindlers, May 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Con-Paul Theatres

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

The Lorraines

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

The Ritchie Bros

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

The Sunkist Ballet

• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Kenneth Brampton Ltd

• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

The New English Comedy Company

• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

Brisbane Enterprises Ltd

• The Mastery of Kate, 5 April 1924
• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924

Reynolds-De Tisne Players

• The Mastery of Kate, 5 April 1924
• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924

The Achurch-Charrington Company

• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 23 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891

Brisbane Repertory Theatre Society

• A Bill of Divorcement, 18 June 1926
• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925
• The Dover Road, 31 July 1925

Novelty Theatre

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• Hedda Gabler, 6 November 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891

Stanley McKay

• Extra Special, 1 September 1939
• The Laughter Express, 25 August 1939
• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939

Williamson, Garner and Musgrove

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• Hedda Gabler, 6 November 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891

4BH Community

• Vaudeville in Excelsis, 8 June 1939

Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

J. C. Williamson Limited (1910-1938)

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Madge Cloherty

• Why Men Leave Home, 4 September 1939

Mahoney and Geraghty

• Peter Pan, 22 December 1945

Modern Productions Pty. Ltd.

• Business as Usual, 6 October 1939

The Lindstrom Twins

• Vaudeville in Excelsis, 8 June 1939

The Montague-Turner English Opera Company

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Victor Roberts Production

• Flying Colours, 20 October 1939

Janet Achurch - Actor

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• Written in Sand/A Ladies' Battle, 12 November 1891
• Still Waters Run Deep, 11 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 10 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• Camille, 7 November 1891
• Hedda Gabler, 6 November 1891
• Camille, 5 November 1891
• Written in Sand/A Ladies' Battle, 4 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 3 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Adrienne Lecouvreur, 31 October 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 23 February 1891
• The New Magdelan, 21 February 1891
• Camille, 20 February 1891
• Devil Caresfoot, 18 February 1891
• Masks and Faces, 14 February 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891

Augustus Neville - Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• The Midnight Mail, 11 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• Man's Enemy;or, The Downward Path, 7 March 1914
• Her Second Time on Earth, 28 February 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914
• East Lynne, 7 February 1914
• When London Sleeps, 24 January 1914
• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Florence Richter - Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• The Midnight Mail, 11 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• Man's Enemy;or, The Downward Path, 7 March 1914
• Her Second Time on Earth, 28 February 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914
• East Lynne, 7 February 1914
• The Luck of Roaring Camp, 31 January 1914
• When London Sleeps, 24 January 1914
• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Victor Fitzherbert - Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Midnight Mail, 11 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• Man's Enemy;or, The Downward Path, 7 March 1914
• Her Second Time on Earth, 28 February 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• East Lynne, 7 February 1914
• The Luck of Roaring Camp, 31 January 1914
• When London Sleeps, 24 January 1914
• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Tal Ordell - Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• Man's Enemy;or, The Downward Path, 7 March 1914
• Her Second Time on Earth, 28 February 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914
• East Lynne, 7 February 1914
• The Luck of Roaring Camp, 31 January 1914
• When London Sleeps, 24 January 1914
• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Charles Charrington - Actor, Director

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• Still Waters Run Deep, 11 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 10 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• Camille, 7 November 1891
• Camille, 5 November 1891
• Written in Sand/A Ladies' Battle, 4 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 3 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Adrienne Lecouvreur, 31 October 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 23 February 1891
• The New Magdelan, 21 February 1891
• Camille, 20 February 1891
• Devil Caresfoot, 18 February 1891
• Masks and Faces, 14 February 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891

Lillian Wiseman - Actor

• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• The Midnight Mail, 11 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• Man's Enemy;or, The Downward Path, 7 March 1914
• Her Second Time on Earth, 28 February 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914
• East Lynne, 7 February 1914
• When London Sleeps, 24 January 1914
• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

C B Dobson - Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• The Midnight Mail, 11 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• Man's Enemy;or, The Downward Path, 7 March 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• East Lynne, 7 February 1914
• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

George Harpur - Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• Man's Enemy;or, The Downward Path, 7 March 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914
• East Lynne, 7 February 1914
• The Luck of Roaring Camp, 31 January 1914
• When London Sleeps, 24 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Rosie Knight Phillips - Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• The Midnight Mail, 11 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914
• East Lynne, 7 February 1914
• The Luck of Roaring Camp, 31 January 1914
• When London Sleeps, 24 January 1914
• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913

Herbert Flemming - Actor

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• Still Waters Run Deep, 11 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 10 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• Camille, 7 November 1891
• Camille, 5 November 1891
• Written in Sand/A Ladies' Battle, 4 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 3 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Adrienne Lecouvreur, 31 October 1891
• Camille, 20 February 1891
• Devil Caresfoot, 18 February 1891
• Masks and Faces, 14 February 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891

Crosbie Ward - Actor, Stage Manager

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• The Midnight Mail, 11 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• The Price of Sin, 21 February 1914
• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914
• The Luck of Roaring Camp, 31 January 1914
• The Christian, 10 January 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Kenneth Brampton - Actor, Actor-manager, Producer

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924
• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924

Stan Foley - Performer, Actor

• Extra Special, 1 September 1939
• The Laughter Express, 25 August 1939
• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939
• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Alice May - Actor

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• Still Waters Run Deep, 11 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 10 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• Written in Sand/A Ladies' Battle, 4 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 3 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Adrienne Lecouvreur, 31 October 1891
• Camille, 20 February 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891

Harry Power - Actor

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• Still Waters Run Deep, 11 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 10 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• Written in Sand/A Ladies' Battle, 4 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 3 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Devil Caresfoot, 18 February 1891
• Masks and Faces, 14 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891

Russell Callow - Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Tom Collins - Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Mike Connors - Actor, Director, Performer

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Lulla Fanning - Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Edna Hardy - Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Ronnie Hay - Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Vi Jagelman - Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Nick Morton - Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Queenie Paul - Choreographer, Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Alec Raine - Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Doris Whimp - Performer, Actor

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934
• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934
• Sky High, 12 January 1934
• Fiddle De Dee, 5 January 1934
• Flying Colours, 26 December 1933

Charles Dearden - Actor

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924

James Grant - Actor

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

Syd Hollister - Actor

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

Reginald Long - Actor

• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924
• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924

Barbara Sisley - Actor, Producer, Director

• A Bill of Divorcement, 18 June 1926
• The Dover Road, 31 July 1925
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• Her Second Time on Earth, 28 February 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913

Vivien Carter - Actor

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

Phyllis Maxwell - Actor

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

Jefferson Tait - Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Gayest of the Gay, 18 April 1914
• Camille; or, The Fate of a Coquette, 4 April 1914
• The World Against Her, 21 March 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Alice Bolton - Actor

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 10 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 3 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Adrienne Lecouvreur, 31 October 1891

Agnes Dobson - Actor

• The Girl Who Lost her Character, 1 September 1917
• The Orphan Heiress, 1 September 1917
• The Greatest Scoundrel, July 1913
• The Irish Detective, July 1913
• The Girl Without a Home, 24 May 1913
• The Prince of Swindlers, May 1913

Helen Fergus - Actor

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924

Edward Landor - Actor

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924

Robert MacKinnon - Actor

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924
• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

Yvonne Banvard - Actor

• Why Men Leave Home, 4 September 1939
• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924

Collet Dobson - Director, Actor

• The Orphan Heiress, 1 September 1917
• The Greatest Scoundrel, July 1913
• The Irish Detective, July 1913
• The Girl Without a Home, 24 May 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Helen Kinnaird - Actor

• The New Magdelan, 21 February 1891
• Camille, 20 February 1891
• Devil Caresfoot, 18 February 1891
• Masks and Faces, 14 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891

Alice Norton - Actor

• The New Magdelan, 21 February 1891
• Camille, 20 February 1891
• Devil Caresfoot, 18 February 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891

Claude Carter - Actor

• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924
• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

Harold Chichester - Actor

• Devil Caresfoot, 18 February 1891
• Masks and Faces, 14 February 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891

Harrie Collet - Actor

• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914
• The Girl Without a Home, 24 May 1913
• The Prince of Swindlers, May 1913
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Ursula Faucit - Actor

• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924
• Liberty Hall, 26 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

F.C. Grove - Writer

• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 23 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891

Alice Hamilton - Actor

• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924
• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924
• The Glad Eye, 5 July 1924

Walter Hunt - Actor

• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924

Herman Merivale - Writer

• Forget-Me-Not, 9 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 2 November 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 23 February 1891
• Forget-Me-Not, 7 February 1891

Harry Thurston - Performer

• Oh, Baby!, 9 February 1934
• She's Crazy About Me, 2 February 1934
• Gay Paree, 26 January 1934
• Fun Rays, 19 January 1934

Eileen Warner - Actor

• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924

Maida Beverley - Actor

• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924

Wilkie Collins - Playwright

• The New Magdelan, 10 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 3 November 1891
• The New Magdelan, 21 February 1891

Walter Cornock - Stage Manager, Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914
• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Fred Coyne - Actor

• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924

Horrie Dargie - Performer

• Extra Special, 1 September 1939
• The Laughter Express, 25 August 1939
• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939

Edward De Tisne - Actor

• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• The Gilded Cage, 8 March 1924

Alexandre Dumas fils - Playwright

• Camille, 7 November 1891
• Camille, 5 November 1891
• Camille, 20 February 1891

George Hurd - Performer

• Extra Special, 1 September 1939
• The Laughter Express, 25 August 1939
• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939

Henrik Ibsen - Playwright

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• Hedda Gabler, 6 November 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891

Joe Lawman - Comedian

• Flying Colours, 20 October 1939
• Carry On, 13 October 1939
• Business as Usual, 6 October 1939

William Archer - Translator

• A Doll's House, 13 November 1891
• A Doll's House, 11 February 1891

Rene Barlee - Actor

• The House of Fear, 22 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924

J. M. Barrie - Playwright

• Peter Pan, 22 December 1945
• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Allan Douglas - Actor

• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• Between Two Women, 3 January 1914

Sadie Gale - Performer

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934

J.B. Hickie - Lessee, Business Manager

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887
• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

C E King - Director

• The Orphan Heiress, 1 September 1917
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

H. F. Maltby - Playwright

• The Rotters, 16 August 1924
• The Rotters, 19 July 1924

Beryl Meekin - Performer

• Flying Colours, 20 October 1939
• Business as Usual, 6 October 1939

Gaston Mervale - Producer

• Mary's Other Husband, 11 September 1939
• Why Men Leave Home, 4 September 1939

Ray Phillips - Set Designer, Scenic Artist

• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914
• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Roy Rene - Performer

• Laughter Unlimited, 16 February 1934
• Oddments, 16 February 1934

Harrington Reynolds - Actor

• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924
• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924

Victor Roberts - Producer

• Carry On, 13 October 1939
• Business as Usual, 6 October 1939

Matt Ryan - Actor

• Conn, The Shaughraun, 14 March 1914
• The Great World of London, 27 December 1913

Signor Agrati - Business Manager

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Charles Albert - Actor

• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924

Selwyn Armstrong - Scenic Artist

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Kathleen Arnold - Actor

• In the Shadow of the Night, 2 May 1914

Doris Ashwin - Actor

• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924

Miss Athelstane - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Jean Atholl - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Jean Barlow - Actor

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Phillip Bartholomae - Playwright

• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924

Thomas Bolton - Actor

• Written in Sand/A Ladies' Battle, 4 November 1891

A. Brandon-Cremer - Administrator

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Arthur Branscombe - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Emma Bronton - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Thompson Buchanan - Playwright

• Civilian Clothes, 2 August 1924

Heath Burdock - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Robert Butt - Performer

• Back Again, 26 December 1939

Hall Caine - Playwright

• The Christian, 10 January 1914

John Cairns - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Keturah Campbell - Musical Director

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Leon Caron - Conductor

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Dulcie Cherry - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Arthur Choules - Mechanist

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Sydney Clarke - Performer

• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939

George M. Cohan - Playwright

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924

Clemence Dane - Playwright

• A Bill of Divorcement, 18 June 1926

Charles Darrell - Playwright

• When London Sleeps, 24 January 1914

A. Darvill - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Zora Dawn - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Irma Dearden - Actor

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Alan Devereux - Actor

• A Bill of Divorcement, 18 June 1926

Harry Douglas - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Norma Drayton - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Eileen Dunne - Performer

• Back Again, 26 December 1939

Mona Duval - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

George Eaton - Actor

• A Bill of Divorcement, 18 June 1926

Mr. Edwards - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

James Ewing - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Edward Farley - Actor and Singer

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Lorna Forbes - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Henry Ford - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

C Francis - Actor

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Peter French - Actor

• Peter Pan, 22 December 1945

Frank Gerald - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Arthur Glynn - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Leslie Gordon - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Mr Gore - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Nell Douglas Graham - Actor

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

George Greig - Producer

• Back Again, 26 December 1939

F Gunn - Properties Master / Mistress

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Don Hanna - Performer

• Back Again, 26 December 1939

E. D. Haygarth - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Harry Hermann - Playwright

• For a Child's Sake, 17 January 1914

Kingston Hewitt - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Mr Hickie - Proprietor

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Laura Hopping - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Avery Hopwood - Playwright

• Why Men Leave Home, 4 September 1939

Jenny Howard - Performer

• Make It a Party, 22 April 1950

Walter Howard - Playwright

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Jessie Howarde - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Victor Hugo - Playwright

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Vivien Humbert - Actor

• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924

Blanche Hunter - Performer

• The Laughter Express, 25 August 1939

Frediswyde Hunter-Watts - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

A. Ingram - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Ellis Irving - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Harriett Jay - Playwright

• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924

G Johnson - Stage Manager

• Faust, 18 July 1881

J. G. Joyce - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Arthur Keane - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Sylvia Kellaway - Performer

• Make It a Party, 22 April 1950

Kiore King - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Ted Lamarccia - Band Leader

• Back Again, 26 December 1939

E A Lambert - Actor

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Stella Lamond - Performer

• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939

Benjamin Landeck - Playwright

• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914

A. R. Lawrence - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Shirley Lawson - Actor

• Peter Pan, 22 December 1945

Wilson Le Couteur - Business Manager

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Ernest Legouvé - Playwright

• Adrienne Lecouvreur, 31 October 1891

Philip Lewin - Actor

• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924

Phillip Lewis - Actor

• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924

Liddy - Business Manager

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Reggie Linton - Comedian

• Back Again, 26 December 1939

William Lockhart - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Duncan Macallum - General Manager

• The Christmas Pantomime, 26 December 1881

Richard Macgregor - Actor

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

William Marks - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Phyllis Markwell - Actor

• Sweet Lavender, 12 July 1924

Stanley Mckay - Producer

• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939

Ruby McKenzie - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Kath McMahon - Performer

• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939

John Meehan - Playwright

• Barnum was right, 29 March 1924

Emelie Melville - Actor and Singer

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

A. A. Milne - Playwright

• The Dover Road, 31 July 1925

George Mocatta - Actor

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Annis Montague - Performer

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Dorothy Morris - Actor

• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924

Peggy Mortimer - Actor

• Peter Pan, 22 December 1945

Jack Morton - Actor

• Peter Pan, 22 December 1945

Milton Moss - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Denbigh Newton - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Emil Nyitray - Playwright

• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924

Rose Phillips - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Ted Pickering - Circus Style Performer

• Back Again, 26 December 1939

Charles Reade - Playwright

• Masks and Faces, 14 February 1891

Jack Reading - Actor

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Max Reddy - Performer

• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939

Eric Reiman - Actor

• Peter Pan, 22 December 1945

Dorrie Ricketts - Performer

• Back Again, 26 December 1939

B. Ridley - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Stanley Robinson - Actor

• The Midnight Wedding, 18 July 1908

Betty Ross - Actor

• Peter Pan, 22 December 1945

Edith Rowett - Actor

• A Bill of Divorcement, 18 June 1926

G. Runion - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Milton Sands - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Claude Saunders - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Colleen Scott - Actor

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Augustin Eugene Scribe - Playwright

• Adrienne Lecouvreur, 31 October 1891

Phyllis Scully - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Vincent Scully - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

J. R. Setright - Scenic Artist

• Faust, 18 July 1881

A Shaw - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Gladys Shaw - Performer

• Flying Colours, 20 October 1939

Herbert Sheldrick - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Arthur Shirley - Playwright

• Tommy Atkins, 25 April 1914

Irene Silvester - Actor

• A Bill of Divorcement, 18 June 1926

Nellie Small - Performer

• Vaudeville in Excelsis, 8 June 1939

James South - Entrepreneur

• The Christmas Pantomime, 26 December 1881

D'Arcy Stanfield - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

Billie Stokes - Actor

• When Knights Were Bold, 9 August 1924

Una Symes - Actor

• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924

Una Syms - Actor

• Seven Keys to Baldpate, 23 August 1924

F. J. Taylor - Lessee

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

C H Templeton - Actor

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Mr Thomas - Mechanist

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Lewis Townsend - Director

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Leo Trenette - Performer

• Let's Go Hunting, August 1939

Jean Trundle - Actor

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Charles Turner - Director

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Mr Turner - Proprietor

• Faust, 18 July 1881

Nellie Veitch - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Signor Verdi - Actor and Singer

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

R. A. Vernon - Actor

• The Wonder / The Bonnie Fishwife, 12 November 1887

W. H. Vernon - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

G. Carlton Wallace - Playwright

• A Thief in the Night, 14 February 1914

George Leonard Wallace - Performer

• Make It a Party, 22 April 1950

Waverley Wallace - Performer

• Business as Usual, 6 October 1939

Doris Waraker - Actor

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Genevieve Ward - Actor, Sub-Lessee

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

Roland Watts Phillips - Actor

• Lucrezia Borgia, 20 June 1885

C. E. Webber - Actor

• Robbery Under Arms, 28 March 1914

George Webster - Actor

• A Bill of Divorcement, 18 June 1926

Mr Wheeler - Properties Master / Mistress

• Faust, 18 July 1881

H J Whittington - Business Manager

• The Christmas Pantomime, 26 December 1881

Allan Wilkie - Producer, Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Billy Williams - Musician

• Vaudeville in Excelsis, 8 June 1939

Les Williams - Designer

• Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, 25 September 1925

Cecily Wilson - Actor

• Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 23 May 1925

Herbert Winslow - Playwright

• Honeymoon House, 15 March 1924

Mrs Henry Wood - Playwright

• East Lynne, 7 February 1914

• Advertisement:  Theatre Royal, Brisbane, The Brisbane Courier, 16 December 1881, 1
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  Ross Thorne, Theatre Royal Brisbane, Companion To Theatre In Australia, 1995, 583

  Theatre in Elizabeth Street, opened January 1865 as Mason's Concert Hall. Architect: W. Coote. Name later alternated between Victoria Concert Hall and Victoria Theatre. Renovated, reopened on 21 April 1874 as Queensland Theatre. Rebuilt and reopened on 18 April 1881 as Theatre Royal, seating 1350. Improved with electric lighting and redecoration 1911. Closed 19 December 1959 and converted to cabaret and orchestral rehearsal room.

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  The first true theatre in Brisbane began as a one-level hall behind the Victoria Hotel. A photograph of the old hotel shows 'Theatre Royal Est'd 1863' in plasterwork above the cornice, but the publican George B. Mason did not open the simple concert hall that became the theatre until early 1865. There were dress seats, stalls and pit on the flat floor, but there was neither gallery nor boxes. The stage appeared 'to be well adapted for theatrical representation', said a correspondent in the Brisbane Courier. The theatre was first advertised as the Victoria Theatre on 30 September 1865, but patronage seems to have been mediocre. 

  After the theatre reopened as the Queensland Theatre on 21 April 1874, the Brisbane Courier said the formerly 'dingy and cellar-like' house had been considerably improved. It had a raked floor, a new proscenium, a new gas sunlight, lighter colours and generally increased comfort. The newspapers still did not consider it a good theatre, however. The whole building appears to have been rebuilt from the street backwards in 1881, parts of the hotel becoming integral with the theatre as refreshment and smoking rooms. Both hotel and theatre were named Royal. The theatre housed 350 in the dress circle, 250 in the stalls and 750 in the pit. The newspapers rated it suitable for a city of nearly 30,000 inhabitants. It was rather austere, with numerous closely spaced posts supporting the circle. From 1900 until the Second World War its uses fluctuated between vaudeville and popular light drama. It was in the Brennan Vaudeville Circuit for a period after the 1911 refurbishment. During the Second World War it was a theatre for the American armed forces. It returned to vaudeville in 1948 under the direction of George Wallace jnr, but his weekly-change shows lost popularity after television began in Brisbane and it soon closed.

  
  

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