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Venue	Academy of Music
Address	79-85 George Street Launceston TAS 7250 Australia
Notes	Built in 1886. Situated on George Street, between Cameron and Brisbane Streets. The Academy of Music was rebuilt as a picture theatre in 1932 and named the Plaza Theatre (opening 14 May 1932). The Plaza Theatre was demolished in 1964.
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Latitude \| Longitude	-41.435445 \| 147.139784
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Nothing But The Truth, 19 March 1927 Henry VIII, 19 February 1927 Macbeth, 16 February 1927 The Tempest, 15 February 1927 Henry VIII, 8 February 1927 The Assigned Servant, 26 August 1911 Robinson Crusoe, 2 March 1910 Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 Madam Midas, 11 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 The Merciless World, 6 October 1900 Current Cash, 5 October 1900 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 Camille, 23 October 1891 Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891
	Kate Howarde Dramatic Company Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 Madam Midas, 11 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 The Merciless World, 6 October 1900 Current Cash, 5 October 1900 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Harry Craig's Australian Players Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 Madam Midas, 11 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company Henry VIII, 19 February 1927 Macbeth, 16 February 1927 The Tempest, 15 February 1927 Henry VIII, 8 February 1927 Albert Goldie's Pantomime Company Robinson Crusoe, 2 March 1910 Crick and Finlay The Assigned Servant, 26 August 1911 Launceston Players Nothing But The Truth, 19 March 1927 Novelty Theatre A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 The Achurch-Charrington Company Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891 Williamson, Garner and Musgrove A Doll's House, 24 October 1891
	Kate Howarde - Actor-Manager Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 Madam Midas, 11 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 The Merciless World, 6 October 1900 Current Cash, 5 October 1900 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Harry Craig - Actor, Actor-Manager Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 Madam Midas, 11 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Current Cash, 5 October 1900 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Bert Frawley - Actor Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Andrew S Hodge - Actor Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Billie Howarde - Actor Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Vincent Scully - Actor Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Current Cash, 5 October 1900 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Marion Willis - Actor Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Marie Wilmott - Actor Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Harrie Courtenay - Actor Current Cash, 5 October 1900 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Walter Dyer - Actor Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 John Fyvie - Actor Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Bert Howarde - Actor Current Cash, 5 October 1900 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Dorothy L'Estrange - Actor Current Cash, 5 October 1900 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Ward Lyons - Actor Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Edgar Melville - Actor Current Cash, 5 October 1900 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Frank D Clewlow - Actor Henry VIII, 19 February 1927 Macbeth, 16 February 1927 The Tempest, 15 February 1927 Henry VIII, 8 February 1927 Frank Harvey - Playwright Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Frediswyde Hunter-Watts - Actor Henry VIII, 19 February 1927 Macbeth, 16 February 1927 The Tempest, 15 February 1927 Henry VIII, 8 February 1927 William Shakespeare - Playwright Henry VIII, 19 February 1927 Macbeth, 16 February 1927 The Tempest, 15 February 1927 Henry VIII, 8 February 1927 Allan Wilkie - Actor, Director, Producer Henry VIII, 19 February 1927 Macbeth, 16 February 1927 The Tempest, 15 February 1927 Henry VIII, 8 February 1927 Janet Achurch - Actor A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 Camille, 23 October 1891 Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891 Dennis Barry - Actor Henry VIII, 19 February 1927 Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Henry VIII, 8 February 1927 Alice Bolton - Actor A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 Camille, 23 October 1891 Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891 Charles Charrington - Actor, Director A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 Camille, 23 October 1891 Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891 Sydney Everett - Actor Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Herbert Flemming - Actor A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 Camille, 23 October 1891 Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891 Albert Howard - Actor The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Hugh Lester - Actor Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Alice May - Actor A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 Camille, 23 October 1891 Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891 George Picker - Actor Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Harry Power - Actor A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 Camille, 23 October 1891 Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891 Milton Sands - Actor Henry VIII, 19 February 1927 Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Henry VIII, 8 February 1927 Arthur Stewart - Actor The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 Dinna Forget, 12 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 Fanny Wentworth - Actor Micky Murphy, 15 February 1909 The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Arthur Ambrose - Actor The World's Verdict, 10 February 1909 Sins of a City, 8 February 1909 Heath Burdock - Actor Henry VIII, 19 February 1927 Henry VIII, 8 February 1927 Ada Clyde - Actor Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 Sydney Everett - Actor Current Cash, 5 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 James First - Actor Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 John Picker - Actor Current Cash, 5 October 1900 When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 George Royal - Actor Current Cash, 5 October 1900 The Diamond Belt, 2 October 1900 Herbert Royal - Actor Sins of a City, 4 October 1900 Sins of a City, 1 October 1900 William Archer - Translator A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 Frank Barnes - Playwright The Squatter's Fate, 13 February 1909 John Cairns - Actor Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Tom Cannam - Actor The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Dulcie Cherry - Actor Macbeth, 16 February 1927 May Congdon - Actor The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Dina Cooper - Actor The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Olly Deering - Actor The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Daniel Defoe - Author Robinson Crusoe, 2 March 1910 Maggie Dickenson - Dancer The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Alexandre Dumas fils - Playwright Camille, 23 October 1891 Herbert Finlay - Cinematographer The Assigned Servant, 26 August 1911 Rosie Fitzgerald - Actor and Singer The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Lorna Forbes - Actor Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Agnes Gavin - Actor, Screenwriter The Assigned Servant, 26 August 1911 John Gavin - Actor, Director The Assigned Servant, 26 August 1911 F C Grove - Writer Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891 John Gunn - Producer The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Hugo Hallis - Actor When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 Cora Hamilton - Dancer The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Sid Harrison - Actor The Assigned Servant, 26 August 1911 Dr W P Holman - Actor Nothing But The Truth, 19 March 1927 Fergus Hume - Author Madam Midas, 11 February 1909 Henrik Ibsen - Playwright A Doll's House, 24 October 1891 Ellis Irving - Actor Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Arthur Keane - Actor Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Theodore Kremer - Playwright The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Dore Kurtz - Actor The Assigned Servant, 26 August 1911 Herbert Leigh - Actor The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Herbert Lister - Actor When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 William Lockhart - Actor Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Bradshaw Major - Musical Director Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Nellie McCarthy - Actor and Singer The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Herman Merivale - Writer Forget-Me-Not, 22 October 1891 Clyde Meynell - Producer The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 James Montgomery - Playwright Nothing But The Truth, 19 March 1927 Maisie Posner - Actor and Singer The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Charles Reade - Author It's Never Too Late to Mend, 9 February 1909 Alfred Scarlett - Actor The Assigned Servant, 26 August 1911 Phyllis Scully - Actor Macbeth, 16 February 1927 Noel Seaton - Actor Macbeth, 16 February 1927 T K Sims - Playwright When London Wakes, 3 October 1900 Amy Singleton - Actor The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 C R Stanford - Actor The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Ronald Tyson - Front of House Nothing But The Truth, 19 March 1927 Charles Vane - Actor The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Queenie Williams - Actor and Singer The Fatal Wedding (company returned from New Zealand tour), 2 August 1906 Charles Woods - Actor The Assigned Servant, 26 August 1911
Resources	Advertisement: Amusements. Academy of Music., Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, 11 February 1909, 1 Advertisement: Amusements. Tonight: 'Sins of a City', Daily Telegraph, Launceston, Tasmania, 8 February 1909, 1 Article: Academy of Music, Launceston Examiner, National Library of Australia, 4 February 1886, 3 Article: Academy of Music. 'Sins of a City.', Daily Telegraph, Launceston, Tasmania, 8 February 1909, 5 Article: Fire at Launceston, Sydney Morning Herald, National Library of Australia, 15 December 1906, 14 Article: Holloway Dramatic Company, Launceston Examiner, National Library of Australia, 8 February 1886, 3 Article: Nothing But The Truth, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 22 March 1927, 6 Article: Nothing But The Truth, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 23 March 1927, 5 Article: Tasmania, Sydney Morning Herald, National Library of Australia, 8 October 1884, 10 Article: The Plaza, The Examiner, National Library of Australia, 16 May 1932, 5 Book: Anne Green, The Home of Sport and Manly Exercise: Places of Leisure in Launceston, Launceston City Council, Launceston , State Library of Tasmania, Launceston Reference Library, 2006 Photograph: The Academy of Music George St. Launceston Tas. Built 1884 , State Library of Victoria, 1914 Review: Amusements. 'The Sins of a City.', Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, 9 February 1909, 6 Review: Amusements. Kate Howarde Co., Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, 10 February 1909, 3 Review: Amusements. Kate Howarde Company., Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, 11 February 1909, 3 Review: Amusements. Kate Howarde Company., Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, 13 February 1909, 9 Review: Kate Howarde Dramatic Co., Daily Telegraph, Launceston, Tasmania, 15 February 1909, 8 Review: Kate Howarde Dramatic Co., Daily Telegraph, Launceston, Tasmania, 16 February 1909, 8
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