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Venue	Warner Theatre (1969-1979)
Other Names	Celebrity Theatre Restaurant (1967-1969) Majestic Theatre (1916-1967)
Address	100 King William Street Adelaide SA 5000 Australia
First Date	1969
Last Date	1981
Notes	The Warner Theatre (1969-1979) was originally the Celebrity Theatre Restaurant (1967-1969), formerly the Majestic Theatre (1916-1967). It was on the same site as the previous theatrical venues: White's Rooms and White's Assembly Room (1856-1880) then Garner's Theatre (1880-1892), Hudson's Bijou (1892-1900), Tivoli (1900-1901), New Tivoli (Rickard's New Tivoli) (1901-1913) and Star Theatre (1913-1915). The building was demolished in 1981.
Related Venues	Also known as Celebrity Theatre Restaurant (1967-1969) 1867-1869 Also known as Majestic Theatre (1916-1967) 1916-1967 Is on the site of Garner's Theatre (1880-1892) 1880-1892 Is on the site of Hudson's Bijou Theatre (1892-1900) 1892-1900 Is on the site of Rickard's New Tivoli Theatre (1901-1913) 1901-1913 Is on the site of Star Theatre (1913-1915) Is on the site of Tivoli Theatre (1900-1901) 1900-1901 Is on the site of White's Rooms (1856-1880) 1856-1880
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Latitude \| Longitude	-34.924683 \| 138.600016
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 Don's Party, April 1973
	Crawford Theatre Productions Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 Dudley Goldman Pty Ltd Don's Party, April 1973 Harry M. Miller The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 J C Williamson Theatres Limited (1943-1976) Don's Party, April 1973 NIDA Don's Party, April 1973 The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 The Old Tote Theatre Company Don's Party, April 1973
	Briony Behets - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 Bill Binks - Actor The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Sue Blane - Costume Designer The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Shane Bourne - Actor The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 James H Bowles - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 Joan Brockenshire - Actor The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Joan Brokenshire - Choreographer The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Noeline Brown - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 John Clark - Director Don's Party, April 1973 Liddy Clark - Actor Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 Geoffrey Davies - Actor Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 Tommy Dysart - Actor The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 John Ewart - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 David Foster - Assistant Stage Manager Don's Party, April 1973 Richard Gordon - Author Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 George Gorke - Lighting Designer The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Diana Greentree - Actor The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Robyn Gurney - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 Martin Harris - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 Richard Hartley - Musical Arranger The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Frank Keane - Stage Director The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Allan Lander - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 Jamieson Lewis - Lighting Designer Don's Party, April 1973 Frank Lloyd - Actor Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 Kerry McGuire - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 Lindsay Megarrity - Costume Designer, Set Designer Don's Party, April 1973 Joan Millar - Actor The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Harry M Miller - Producer The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Robert Moore - Voice Over Artist Don's Party, April 1973 Wynton Morro - Sound Operator/Engineer The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Robin Nedwell - Actor Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 Judy Nunn - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 Richard O'Brien - Composer, Lyricist, Writer The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Max Phipps - Actor The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Tony Preece - Actor The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Annette Reid - Wardrobe Master/Mistress The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Keith Reid - Actor The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Paul Roadnight - Assistant Stage Manager The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Roland Rocchiccioli - Director The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Gregory Ross - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 Damon Sanders - Actor Don's Party, April 1973 John Scandrett - Sound Operator/Engineer The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Jim Sharman - Original Director The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Ian Tasker - Stage Director Don's Party, April 1973 Brian Thomson - Set Designer The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Charles Bud Tingwell - Director Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 Roger Tonkin - Stage Manager Don's Party, April 1973 Fabian Voinovich - Lighting Operator/Technician The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 Jerry Wesley-Smith - Musical Director The Rocky Horror Show, 12 August 1977 David Williamson - Playwright Don's Party, April 1973 Ted Willis - Adaptor Doctor in the House, 11 September 1974 Carole Yelland - Assistant Stage Manager Don's Party, April 1973
Resources	Ross Thorne, Majestic Theatre, Companion To Theatre In Australia, 1995, 338 Theatre in King William Street, Adelaide, opened in 1856 as White's Rooms. Architect: George Kingston. Altered to form Garner's Theatre, seating 1326, 1880. Renamed Hudson's Bijou Theatre 1892. Altered and reopened as Tivoli Theatre 20 June 1900. Architects: Backhouse and Backhouse, in association with English and Soward. Renamed Rickards's New Tivoli Theatre 1901. Renamed Star Theatre for films in 1913. Rebuilt and returned to live shows as Majestic Theatre 1916. Architects: Williams and Good. Became Celebrity Theatre Restaurant 1967-69. Returned to films as Warner Theatre 1969. Demolished 1981. In 1856 an Adelaide architect designed a development consisting of two shops, offices and a large assembly room for concerts and balls. The front part of the building became the Shades Hotel and Restaurant. The entrepreneur Arthur Garner took over the hall in 1880, added a dress circle with rear amphitheatre and generally remodelled the interior to produce Garner's Theatre. Thomas Hudson renamed it Hudson's Bijou Theatre in 1892 for his vaudeville acts which within a few years included moving pictures. Harry Rickards leased the theatre in June 1900 and the architects Backhouse and Backhouse remodelled the theatre for him, adding a sliding roof. After Rickards's death, the theatre was renamed the Star Theatre for films in 1913. Fullers' leased the theatre for vaudeville and instigated a major rebuilding in 1916. A fourth storey was added to the hotel and both the theatre and the hotel were widened and renamed Majestic. Only fragments of the original walling of White's Rooms were retained. The new auditorium was typical of small intimate theatres of the time. Two banks of private boxes, two boxes high, were adjacent to the proscenium at each end of the orchestra pit. The single tier above the stalls extended between the boxes on each side in a tight horseshoe. In 1928 Fullers' bought the theatre together with the hotel and other buildings in the block between Grenfell and Pirie Streets. During the 1930s Greater Union showed films at the Majestic. Films and live shows alternated after 1942, when Fullers' again took over the theatre. After a period as the Celebrity Theatre Restaurant in the late 1960s it became a cinema again in 1969 as the Warner Theatre. The historic theatre building, only slightly modified since 1916 and in good condition, was demolished for a multistorey office block in spite of efforts in 1980 to save it. Article: Ross Thorne, Majestic Theatre, Companion To Theatre In Australia, 1995, 338 Series: Meg Abbie Denton, Research Materials : Theatres : Some Theatres, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	3531

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