Imperial Opera House (1878-1879)

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Venue	Imperial Opera House (1878-1879)
Address	71-77 Manners Street Wellington 6011 New Zealand
First Date	1878
Last Date	1879
Notes	The first opera house in Wellington. Built in 1878 by the Te Aro Theatre and Public Hall Company at 71-77 Manners Street. Architect Thomas Turnbull. Destroyed by fire in June 1879. Another theatre and opera house was built on the same site in 1886-1888 [Te Aro Theatre and Opera House] and then another from 1888-1914 [Wellington Opera House].
Related Venues	Is on the site of Te Aro Theatre and Opera House (1886-1888) Is on the site of Wellington Opera House (1888-1914)
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Latitude \| Longitude	-41.290788 \| 174.776465
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Back From the Grave, 19 May 1879 The Lady of Lyons, 17 May 1879 As You Like It, 15 May 1879 A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 Much Ado About Nothing, 13 May 1879 Henry VIII, 13 May 1879 The Hunchback, 9 May 1879 Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Alone, 16 January 1879 Black-Eyed Susan, 16 January 1879 Amos Clarke, 8 January 1879 Henry V, 26 December 1878 Enoch Arden, 23 October 1878 Othello, 22 October 1878 The Lady of Lyons, 21 October 1878 The Serious Family, 17 August 1878
	George Darrell Company Back From the Grave, 19 May 1879 The Lady of Lyons, 17 May 1879 As You Like It, 15 May 1879 Much Ado About Nothing, 13 May 1879 Henry VIII, 13 May 1879 The Hunchback, 9 May 1879 Henry V, 26 December 1878
	William Creswick - Actor The Lady of Lyons, 17 May 1879 As You Like It, 15 May 1879 A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 Henry VIII, 13 May 1879 Much Ado About Nothing, 13 May 1879 The Hunchback, 9 May 1879 Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Helen Ashton - Actor The Lady of Lyons, 17 May 1879 As You Like It, 15 May 1879 A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 Much Ado About Nothing, 13 May 1879 The Hunchback, 9 May 1879 Hamlet, 28 April 1879 William Shakespeare - Playwright As You Like It, 15 May 1879 Henry VIII, 13 May 1879 Much Ado About Nothing, 13 May 1879 Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Henry V, 26 December 1878 Othello, 22 October 1878 Henry H Vincent - Actor As You Like It, 15 May 1879 A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 The Hunchback, 9 May 1879 Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Alone, 16 January 1879 Amos Clarke, 8 January 1879 Solange Navaro - Actor A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 The Hunchback, 9 May 1879 Black-Eyed Susan, 16 January 1879 Henry V, 26 December 1878 George Rignold - Actor, Director Alone, 16 January 1879 Black-Eyed Susan, 16 January 1879 Amos Clarke, 8 January 1879 Henry V, 26 December 1878 Charles Burford - Actor A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Amos Clarke, 8 January 1879 G D Chaplin - Actor Enoch Arden, 23 October 1878 Othello, 22 October 1878 The Lady of Lyons, 21 October 1878 A Elliott - Actor A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 The Hunchback, 9 May 1879 Henry V, 26 December 1878 Walter Hill - Actor Enoch Arden, 23 October 1878 Othello, 22 October 1878 The Lady of Lyons, 21 October 1878 Harry Power - Actor A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 The Hunchback, 9 May 1879 Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Jennie Watt - Actor Alone, 16 January 1879 Amos Clarke, 8 January 1879 Henry V, 26 December 1878 Sterling Whyte - Actor A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Amos Clarke, 8 January 1879 Edward Bulwer-Lytton - Playwright The Lady of Lyons, 17 May 1879 The Lady of Lyons, 21 October 1878 Dave Clinton - Actor Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Amos Clarke, 8 January 1879 George Darrell - Actor, Playwright Back From the Grave, 19 May 1879 The Lady of Lyons, 17 May 1879 John Steele - Actor Enoch Arden, 23 October 1878 Othello, 22 October 1878 E Alexander - Actor Henry V, 26 December 1878 Tilly Andrews - Actor The Serious Family, 17 August 1878 Lucy Ashton - Actor The Serious Family, 17 August 1878 Morris Barnet - Playwright The Serious Family, 17 August 1878 Florence Colville - Actor The Serious Family, 17 August 1878 Nelly Daley - Actor The Serious Family, 17 August 1878 George Darrell - Actor The Lady of Lyons, 17 May 1879 J F Graham - Actor The Serious Family, 17 August 1878 J Hooper - Actor Alone, 16 January 1879 William Hoskins - Actor The Serious Family, 17 August 1878 W Jerrames - Actor The Serious Family, 17 August 1878 Douglas Jerrold - Playwright Black-Eyed Susan, 16 January 1879 James Sheridan Knowles - Playwright The Hunchback, 9 May 1879 Marguerite - Adaptor Enoch Arden, 23 October 1878 Philip Massinger - Playwright A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 Alice Mayor - Actor Alone, 16 January 1879 Annie Mayor - Actor Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Melville - Actor Hamlet, 28 April 1879 Herman Merivale - Playwright Alone, 16 January 1879 John Palgrave Simpson - Playwright Alone, 16 January 1879 Watts Phillips - Playwright Amos Clarke, 8 January 1879 Spiller - Musical Director Henry V, 26 December 1878 J W Sweeney - Actor A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 J Tyrell - Actor A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 14 May 1879 Bessie Vivian - Actor Hamlet, 28 April 1879
Data Set	Theatre Aotearoa
Venue Identifier	29088

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