Temperance Hall (1859-1900)

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Venue	Temperance Hall (1859-1900)
Other Names	New Temperance Hall, Queen's Hall American Picture Palace, Shell Theatre Cameo, Esquire, Town Cinema
Address	303-305 Pitt Street Sydney NSW Australia
First Date	19 April 1859
Last Date	11 December 1900
Notes	The Hall was originally built with a distinctive half cylindrical roof with cast iron decorative front at 303 Pitt Street. In August 1872 a new Hall was built next door at 305 Pitt Street. TBC when curved roof was rebuilt.
Related Venues	Also known as American Picture Palace Also known as Arcadia Picture Theatre Also known as Cameo Picture Theatre Also known as Esquire Theatre Also known as Queen's Hall (1900-1912) Also known as Shell Theatre Also known as Town Theatre
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Latitude \| Longitude	-33.873445 \| 151.20779
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Grand Concert, 16 March 1883 Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 Grand Magical Conversazione, 16 May 1859 Opening of the Temperance Hall, 19 April 1859
	The Heartwell Family Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 The Redfern Town Band Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876
	Fred Leston - Performer, Singer: Comic Grand Concert, 16 March 1883 Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 John Henry Anderson - Entrepreneur, Magician Grand Magical Conversazione, 16 May 1859 Tilly Andrews - Performer Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 A Blanchard - Singer: Comic Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 Fred Croft - Musician: Pianist Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 J H Douglas - Director Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 J F Evans - Musician: Trumpeter Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 Andrew Fairfax - Singer Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 S F Frederico - Singer: Baritone Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 Lizzie Heartwell - Performer Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 George Melville - Recitationer Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 Barry O'Neil - Singer Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 Marion Saunders - Performer Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876 James A South - Actor Complimentary Benefit to Frank Lloyd, 16 December 1876
Resources	Article: Theatre Accommodation in Sydney, Australian Town and Country Journal, 30 August 1879, 17 Article: [A Public Hall for Sydney], Sydney Morning Herald, 24 July 1875, 9 Article: [Temperance Hall], Sydney Morning Herald, 9 July 1858, 4 Photograph: Temperance Hall, Pitt St., Sydney, Nov 1870, State Library of NSW, 1870
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	18494

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