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Resource	Text: Article
Title	Sydney’s Lost Theatres
Alternative Title	The First One Hundred Years, Parts One and Two
Creator Contributors	Ross Thorne, Author
Abstract/Description	In over two hundred years Sydney had lost many ‘live’ theatres. This two-part article notes those that had been destoyed from 1796 until the mid-1930s. Starting with a map of downtown Sydney that shows all theatres known up until 1979, the text takes the reader through one theatre to another in reasonably chronological order. The large impressive and much less significant theatres are outlined, often mentioning the entrepreneurs or actor-managers who were responsible for getting them built. Mention is also made of the few hippodrome or circus-type theatres that were popular in the 19th century.
Subjects	Architecture Theatre
Related Venues	Academy of Music (1882-1890), Sydney, NSW Australian Olympic Theatre, Sydney, NSW Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, NSW Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW Olympia Theatre, Sydney, NSW Opera House (1879-1900), Sydney, NSW Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW Prince of Wales Theatre (1855-1860), Sydney, NSW Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW Robert Sidaway's Theatre, Sydney, NSW Royal Albert Theatre (1854), Sydney, NSW Royal Australian Amphitheatre, Sydney, NSW Royal City Theatre, Sydney, NSW Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW Scandinavian Hall, Sydney, NSW Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW Tivoli Theatre (1893-1929), Sydney, NSW
Source	Theatre Australia, Theatre Publications, New Lambdon Heights, NSW, August 1976
Item URL	http://www.rossthorne.com/downloads/SYDNEY_lost.PDF
Volume	4
Issue	1 and 2
Page	14-15, 13-14
Date Issued	August 1979
Language	English
Citation	Ross Thorne, Sydney’s Lost Theatres, Theatre Australia, 4, 1 and 2, August 1979, 14-15, 13-14
Resource Identifier	55112
Dataset	AusStage