Saloon of the Royal Hotel (1842-1914)

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Venue	Saloon of the Royal Hotel (1842-1914)
Address	424 George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
First Date	December 1841
Last Date	1914
Notes	The first Royal Hotel contained the first Theatre Royal. This building was destryed by fire in 1840. Wyatt, who had bought the site in 1838 sold it to John Terry Hughes who proceeded to build what was then Sydney's largest Hotel on 5 five stories with 140 rooms, a large assembly hall and a ballroo
Related Venues	Is on the site of Saloon of the Royal Hotel (1832-1840) Is on the site of Theatre Royal (1833-1840)
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Latitude \| Longitude	-33.869936 \| 151.207087
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Quite Colonial, 17 April 1855 The Sporting Gent or, The Green Eyed Monster, 26 April 1854 New York Serenaders, 28 November 1853 Royal Marionette Theatre, 14 September 1852 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 12 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 6 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 3 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 1 April 1850 Promenade Concert, 25 January 1850 Le Pauvre Jacques / A Concert / The Extemporised Family, 15 June 1842 A Christmas Entertainment, 27 December 1841
	Blythe Waterland Serenaders Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 12 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 6 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 3 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 1 April 1850 Nelson Family Quite Colonial, 17 April 1855 The Sporting Gent or, The Green Eyed Monster, 26 April 1854 Band of the 80th Regiment Le Pauvre Jacques / A Concert / The Extemporised Family, 15 June 1842 Royal Marionette Theatre Royal Marionette Theatre, 14 September 1852 The New York Serenaders New York Serenaders, 28 November 1853
	Henry Burton - Tour Manager Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 12 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 6 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 3 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 1 April 1850 C V Howard - Performer Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 12 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 6 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 3 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 1 April 1850 G B Howard - Performer Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 12 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 6 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 3 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 1 April 1850 J W Reading - Performer Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 12 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 6 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 3 April 1850 Blythe Waterland Serenaders, 1 April 1850 Gautrot - Actor and Singer, Singer Promenade Concert, 25 January 1850 Le Pauvre Jacques / A Concert / The Extemporised Family, 15 June 1842 Anna - Tight-rope Walker A Christmas Entertainment, 27 December 1841 Auguste - Tight-rope Walker A Christmas Entertainment, 27 December 1841 Emilia - Tight-rope Walker A Christmas Entertainment, 27 December 1841 William Mower Akhurst - Adaptor Quite Colonial, 17 April 1855 Bushelle - Actor and Singer Le Pauvre Jacques / A Concert / The Extemporised Family, 15 June 1842 Bushelle - Actor and Singer Le Pauvre Jacques / A Concert / The Extemporised Family, 15 June 1842 Luigi Dalle Case - Entrepreneur, Strongman A Christmas Entertainment, 27 December 1841 John Philip Deane - Conductor, Entrepreneur Promenade Concert, 25 January 1850 Nat Douglass - Clown A Christmas Entertainment, 27 December 1841 Gautrot - Actor and Singer Le Pauvre Jacques / A Concert / The Extemporised Family, 15 June 1842 Henry Beaufoy Merlin - Entrepreneur Royal Marionette Theatre, 14 September 1852 F M Soutten - Playwright The Sporting Gent or, The Green Eyed Monster, 26 April 1854
Resources	Article: Local and Provincial News, Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, 1 July 1854, 2 Article: Royal Marionette Theatre, Freeman's Journal, 19 August 1852, 10 Article: The New Royal Hotel, The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 14 September 1841, 2 Article: The New Royal Hotel, The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 20 November 1841, 2 Article: Theatres and Theatricals, The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 4 December 1841, 2 Book: Charles Bertie, The Story of the Royal Hotel and The Theatre Royal Sydney, Kralco Printing Co Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1966 Letter: Original Correspondence. Music., Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle, 31 July 1847, 1
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	4556

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