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Venue	Royal Assembly Rooms
Other Names	Theatre Royal The Barn Assembly Rooms
Address	Margaret Street Toowoomba QLD 4350 Australia
First Date	1875
Last Date	1905
Notes	Built by Charles Eastaughffe (1800-85), former Chief Constable of Dalby and a prominent businessman in the district, the Royal Assembly Rooms opened on 29 March 1875 with a United Order of Oddfellows ball. Over the next 30 years the “barn” served as a venue for social events, meetings, bazaars, exhibitions, auctions, and entertainments (including minstrel shows, dramas, concerts, pantomimes). By the 1890s the building had become both dilapidated and too small to accommodate an increasing Toowoomba population. From the mid-1890s it served as the towns roller-skating rink and for a brief period (ca. 1900) it was called the Theatre Royal.
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Latitude \| Longitude	-27.56131969959 \| 151.95768962587
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Maritana, 5 August 1898 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Little Diavolo, 15 March 1898 Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 Robert Macaire, 9 May 1896 A Bilious Attack, 9 May 1896 The New Woman, 8 May 1896 Sinbad the Sailor, 7 May 1896 A Kiss in the Dark, 7 May 1896 After the Ball, 6 May 1896 Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896
	Criterion Comedy and Burlesque Company A Bilious Attack, 9 May 1896 Robert Macaire, 9 May 1896 The New Woman, 8 May 1896 A Kiss in the Dark, 7 May 1896 Sinbad the Sailor, 7 May 1896 Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 After the Ball, 6 May 1896 Kate Howarde Comic Opera Company Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 Kate Howarde Opera Company The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Maritana, 5 August 1898 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Kate Howarde's Burlesque Company Little Diavolo, 15 March 1898 Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898
	Kate Howarde - Actor, Actor-Manager Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Maritana, 5 August 1898 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Little Diavolo, 15 March 1898 Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 Robert Macaire, 9 May 1896 A Bilious Attack, 9 May 1896 The New Woman, 8 May 1896 A Kiss in the Dark, 7 May 1896 Sinbad the Sailor, 7 May 1896 After the Ball, 6 May 1896 Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 Harry Craig - Actor, Actor and Singer Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Maritana, 5 August 1898 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 A Kiss in the Dark, 7 May 1896 Sinbad the Sailor, 7 May 1896 After the Ball, 6 May 1896 Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 Arthur Hunter - Actor, Actor and Singer Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Maritana, 5 August 1898 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 Dorothy L'Estrange - Actor, Actor and Singer Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 Katie Potter - Actor, Actor and Singer Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Maritana, 5 August 1898 La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Violet Bertram - Actor, Actor and Singer The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Robert Macaire, 9 May 1896 A Kiss in the Dark, 7 May 1896 Sinbad the Sailor, 7 May 1896 After the Ball, 6 May 1896 Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 Constance Charles - Actor, Actor and Singer Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Myra James - Actor, Actor and Singer Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 Percy Shannon - Actor, Actor and Singer The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Maritana, 5 August 1898 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Percy Stuart - Actor, Actor and Singer Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 Bert Bailey - Actor The New Woman, 8 May 1896 A Kiss in the Dark, 7 May 1896 Sinbad the Sailor, 7 May 1896 After the Ball, 6 May 1896 Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 Charles Hamilton Aide - Playwright Doctor Bill, 5 August 1899 Doctor Bill, 2 August 1899 David Cope - Musical Director Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Fred Davies - Actor Sinbad the Sailor, 7 May 1896 Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 Fred Dunraven - Actor and Singer Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 Henry Brougham Farnie - Librettist Nemesis, 4 August 1899 Nemesis, 1 August 1899 Ada Juneen - Actor Sinbad the Sailor, 7 May 1896 Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 Charles Le Coq - Composer Girofle-Girofla, 3 August 1899 Girofle-Girofla, 2 August 1898 Harry Smith - Actor and Singer Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Franz von Suppe - Composer Boccaccio, 31 July 1899 Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 Edmond Audran - Actor-Manager La Mascotte, 3 August 1898 Michael William Balfe - Composer The Bohemian Girl, 6 August 1898 Alice Bertram - Actor and Singer Maritana, 5 August 1898 Frank Beverley - Actor Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 Edward Bruce - Actor Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 John Baldwin Buckstone - Playwright A Kiss in the Dark, 7 May 1896 Henry James Byron - Playwright Little Diavolo, 15 March 1898 Edie Dalton - Actor Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 Edith Danvers - Actor Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 Bert Howarde - Actor Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Elliott Johnston - Actor Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Cissie Leonard - Actor Sinbad, the Sailor, 14 March 1898 Meyer Lutz - Composer Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 John Maddison Morton - Playwright After the Ball, 6 May 1896 Edith Oliver - Actor and Singer Boccaccio, 4 August 1898 Robert Planquette - Composer Les Cloches de Corneville, 1 August 1898 Leonard Ponsonby - Actor Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 Arthur Shirley - Playwright The New Woman, 8 May 1896 Henry Pottinger Stephens - Librettist Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 William Vincent Wallace - Composer Maritana, 5 August 1898 William Yardley - Librettist Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896 Blanche Young - Dancer Little Jack Sheppard, 6 May 1896
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	21610

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