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Venue	Theatre Royal
Address	Flinders Street Townsville QLD 4810 Australia
First Date	1900
Last Date	1973
Notes	Opened by Lord Lamington (Governor of Queensland) November 1900. The Theatre Royal came to be regarded for many years as Townsville’s main theatre, and saw performances by Gladys Moncrieff in 1905 and Anna Pavlova in 1929. It was also home to the North Queensland Eisteddfod from 1906.
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Latitude \| Longitude	-19.263021 \| 146.814205
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Norm and Ahmed, 14 June 1969 Theaghtre, 13 June 1969 A Walk Among the Wheeneys, 8 June 1968 The Farce at Devil's Bridge, 10 June 1967 The Bones of My Toe, 10 June 1967 Find Me at the Federal, 10 June 1967 Manly Ferry, 10 June 1967 Dust is the Heart, 11 June 1966 Manly Ferry, 11 June 1966 The Spiders, 5 June 1965 Nor the Years Condemn, 6 June 1964 The Love Man, 6 June 1964 Find Me at the Federal, 5 June 1964 In the Shadow of the Dinosaur, 22 June 1963 The Miner's Right, 22 June 1963 La Traviata, 22 August 1962 A Custom More Honoured, 2 June 1962 Pioneers, 4 June 1960 Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Musical Revue, 4 October 1934 Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 The Fatal Wedding (Queensland tour) , 16 June 1906
	Innisfail Repertory Group A Walk Among the Wheeneys, 8 June 1968 The Bones of My Toe, 10 June 1967 The Farce at Devil's Bridge, 10 June 1967 Manly Ferry, 11 June 1966 Nor the Years Condemn, 6 June 1964 The Miner's Right, 22 June 1963 A Custom More Honoured, 2 June 1962 Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Cairns Little Theatre Inc. Norm and Ahmed, 14 June 1969 Ingham Little Theatre In the Shadow of the Dinosaur, 22 June 1963 Mount Isa Theatrical Society Manly Ferry, 10 June 1967 National Opera of Australia Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Richmond Amateur Players Society The Love Man, 6 June 1964 The Arts Council of Australia (New South Wales Division) La Traviata, 22 August 1962 The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 The Elizabethan Trust Opera Company La Traviata, 22 August 1962 The St. James Players The Spiders, 5 June 1965 The Towers Players Find Me at the Federal, 10 June 1967 The Trinity Players Dust is the Heart, 11 June 1966 Townsville Genesians Pioneers, 4 June 1960 Townsville Shakespearean Society Find Me at the Federal, 5 June 1964 Townsville University College Drama Club Theaghtre, 13 June 1969
	Vincent J Moran - Playwright Manly Ferry, 10 June 1967 Find Me at the Federal, 10 June 1967 Manly Ferry, 11 June 1966 Find Me at the Federal, 5 June 1964 A Custom More Honoured, 2 June 1962 John Donovan - Playwright Nor the Years Condemn, 6 June 1964 The Miner's Right, 22 June 1963 Józef Drewniak - Actor, Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Sheila Dunlop - Director Nor the Years Condemn, 6 June 1964 The Miner's Right, 22 June 1963 Rosalind Keene - Actor, Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Ray Mathew - Playwright The Farce at Devil's Bridge, 10 June 1967 The Bones of My Toe, 10 June 1967 Georg Tintner - Artistic Director, Musical Director La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Gino Zancanaro - Actor, Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Betty Andrews - Director, Playwright In the Shadow of the Dinosaur, 22 June 1963 Keith Ashby - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Jean Atholl - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Daniel Auber - Composer Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Peter Baillie - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Michael Brand - Head Electrician Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Heath Burdock - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Alexander Buzo - Playwright Norm and Ahmed, 14 June 1969 John Cairns - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Margaret Campbell - Director Pioneers, 4 June 1960 Dulcie Cherry - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Pamela Coleman - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Herbert Cox - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Brian De Fouesnel - Actor, Assistant Stage Manager Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Barbara Denman - Director Find Me at the Federal, 5 June 1964 Desmond Digby - Designer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 James Doone - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Norma Drayton - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Mona Duval - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Anthony Fenech - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Ailene Fischer - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Vincent Fogarty - Playwright Pioneers, 4 June 1960 David Foott - Playwright Theaghtre, 13 June 1969 Lorna Forbes - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Colin Free - Playwright A Walk Among the Wheeneys, 8 June 1968 John Germain - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Leslie Gordon - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 John Gunn - Producer The Fatal Wedding (Queensland tour) , 16 June 1906 Stefan Haag - Producer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Robert Haase - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Ron Hamilton - Director, Playwright The Spiders, 5 June 1965 Tom Hegarty - Playwright The Love Man, 6 June 1964 Kingston Hewitt - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Frediswyde Hunter-Watts - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Ellis Irving - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Rolf Johannesen - Mechanist Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Brian Johnson - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Cynthia Johnston - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Arthur Keane - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Jeanette King - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Kiore King - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Theodore Kremer - Playwright The Fatal Wedding (Queensland tour) , 16 June 1906 William Lockhart - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Maurine London - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Murray Mardardy - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Clyde Meynell - Producer The Fatal Wedding (Queensland tour) , 16 June 1906 Simon Montague - Director, Producer, Set Designer Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Anna Nagel - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Ramon Opie - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Peter Parakas - Director The Bones of My Toe, 10 June 1967 Douglas Parnell - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Desmond Patterson - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 John Pooley - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Harry Quick - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Peter Rainey - Playwright Theaghtre, 13 June 1969 Jean Reeve - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 John Rohde - Company Manager Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Walter Rychtowski - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Milton Sands - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Claude Saunders - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Fortune Schmidt - Director A Custom More Honoured, 2 June 1962 Phyllis Scully - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Vincent Scully - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 A Shaw - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Herbert Sheldrick - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Barbara Stellmach - Playwright Dust is the Heart, 11 June 1966 Madge Stephens - Actor Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 Stan Symonds - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Jennifer Thomas - Director The Farce at Devil's Bridge, 10 June 1967 Jenny Thomas - Director Manly Ferry, 11 June 1966 Paul Thomas - Director Manly Ferry, 11 June 1966 Will Thompson - Stage Director Fra Diavolo, 5 April 1957 M Tinman - Director Norm and Ahmed, 14 June 1969 Giuseppe Verdi - Composer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Helga Walker - Director Pioneers, 4 June 1960 Neil Warren-Smith - Singer La Traviata, 22 August 1962 Allan Wilkie - Actor, Producer Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925 Cecily Wilson - Actor Allan Wilkie Shakespearean Company, 6 August 1925
Resources	Websites / Online media: Theatre Royal 1900
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	16509

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