Te Aro Theatre and Opera House (1886-1888)

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Venue	Te Aro Theatre and Opera House (1886-1888)
Other Names	Imperial Opera House (1878-1879) Wellington Opera House (1879-1914)
Address	71-77 Manners Street Wellington 6011 New Zealand
First Date	1886
Last Date	1888
Notes	The second opera house in Wellington. Originally built as the Imperial Opera House in 1878 by the Te Aro Theatre and Public Hall Company (1878-1879) (destroyed by fire), then reguilt as the Te Aro Theatre and Opera House (1886-1888) (also destroyed by fire). After this the theater was rebuilt on the site and reopened as the Wellington Opera House (December 1888).
Related Venues	Is on the site of Imperial Opera House (1878-1879) Is on the site of Wellington Opera House (1888-1914)
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Latitude \| Longitude	-41.290788 \| 174.776465
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Human Nature, 26 December 1887 Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Nita's First, 9 March 1887 Written in Sand, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887
	Williamson, Garner and Musgrove Nita's First, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Bland Holt The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 George Leitch Company Human Nature, 26 December 1887
	Frank Cates - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Written in Sand, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Agnes Thomas - Actor Nita's First, 9 March 1887 Written in Sand, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 George S Titheradge - Actor Nita's First, 9 March 1887 Written in Sand, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 G W Anson - Actor Nita's First, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Emma Fischer - Actor Written in Sand, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Montie Frederics - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Augustus Glover - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Ida Herbert - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Bland Holt - Actor, Director Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 Bland Holt - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 Bland Holt - Actor, Director The World, 17 December 1887 Bland Holt - Actor The World, 17 December 1887 Bland Holt - Actor, Director Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Bland Holt - Actor Alone in London, 5 December 1887 T A Howard - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Walter Howe - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Alfred Maltby - Actor Written in Sand, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Arthur Poulton - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 EA Ryan - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 D'Arcy Stanfield - Actor Nita's First, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Annie Taylor - Actor Nita's First, 9 March 1887 Betsy, 7 March 1887 Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Mabel Tracey - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 G Elton - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 George Gordon - Set Designer Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Walter Hill - Actor The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 C Howard - Actor The World, 17 December 1887 Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Geo R Ireland - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 A E Nelson - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Harry Norman - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 James Peake - Assistant Set Designer Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 Henry Pettitt - Playwright Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 H A Robson - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 W H Seagrave - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 The World, 17 December 1887 E Arrowsmith - Actor The World, 17 December 1887 F Beverly - Actor Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Fred Broughton - Playwright Written in Sand, 9 March 1887 George Bryer - Actor Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Robert Buchanan - Playwright Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Francis Cowley Burnand - Playwright Betsy, 7 March 1887 E C Calvert - Actor Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 E Claiborne - Actor Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Emma Claxton - Actor Alone in London, 5 December 1887 W F Clitherow - Actor Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 Ferguson - Actor Alone in London, 5 December 1887 J Fisher - Actor Alone in London, 5 December 1887 F A Garden - Actor The World, 17 December 1887 Hallows - Actor Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Augustus Harris - Playwright The World, 17 December 1887 Madge Herrick - Actor Betsy, 7 March 1887 Henrietta Jay - Playwright Alone in London, 5 December 1887 George Leitch - Actor Human Nature, 26 December 1887 Beatrice Lyster - Actor Betsy, 7 March 1887 Maynard - Actor Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Paul Merritt - Playwright The World, 17 December 1887 H Norman - Actor Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Alice Norton - Actor Human Nature, 26 December 1887 Josephine Robins - Actor Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 Fred Stanmaur - Actor Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887 H C Sydney - Actor Human Nature, 26 December 1887 Henry H Vincent - Assistant Set Designer Taken from Life, 22 December 1887 J A Wiseman - Actor Alone in London, 5 December 1887 Charles Young - Playwright Jim the Penman, 18 February 1887
Data Set	Theatre Aotearoa
Venue Identifier	29309

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