AusStage

Venue	The Lyric Theatre
Other Names	Royal Pictures Palace Theatre Austral Theatre
Address	Spence Street Cairns QLD 4870 Australia
First Date	1912
Last Date	1923
Notes	The first theatre in Cairns designed to show films was built in Spence Street, Cairns in 1912. Known as the Lyric Theatre it was designed by Cairns based architect E. Gregory Waters. In addition to showing films the Lyric Theatre was the venue for various concerts and circus performances. It closed soon after to be reopened as the Royal Pictures, and then before 1913 there was another name change to Palace Theatre. In coming years there was a further name change to Austral Theatre before the building was destroyed by fire in 1923.
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Latitude \| Longitude	-16.92363593188 \| 145.77725745558
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Falsely Accused, 17 August 1912 The Private Secretary, August 1912
	Terence Goodwin Dramatic Company Falsely Accused, 17 August 1912 The Private Secretary, August 1912
	Harrie Collet - Actor Falsely Accused, 17 August 1912 The Private Secretary, August 1912 Agnes Dobson - Actor Falsely Accused, 17 August 1912 The Private Secretary, August 1912 Collet Dobson - Actor Falsely Accused, 17 August 1912 The Private Secretary, August 1912
Venue Identifier	14614
Dataset	AusStage