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Шаблон:Use dmy dates The Haymarket Theatre, or Royal Haymarket Theatre[1] was a live theatre built by George Coppin in the Haymarket district of Melbourne, Australia in 1862 and was destroyed by fire in 1871.

History

The theatre was built on Шаблон:Convert on the south side of Bourke Street, extending through to Little Collins Street, and opened in 1862. Conlan was the architect and Cornwall the builder.[2] The building incorporated the Apollo Music Hall, which opened on 5 July 1862 with a programme that featured Madame Carandini.[3]

The theatre proper was opened on 15 September 1862 with the play Our American Cousin.[1]

It was renamed the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre in January 1868[4] in honour of the visit of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, but remained the "Haymarket", informally at least.

It was destroyed by fire on the evening of 22 September 1871.[5] The building had been closed for some months owing to a dispute between the leaseholders and the trustees.

Managers

(as Haymarket Theatre)

  • James Simmonds: 1862–April 1864 (also lessee/manager of Royal Princess's Theatre) relinquished due to insolvency.[6]
  • William Hoskins: 1864–1866. He went on to manage the Theatre Royal
  • Foley: 1866 The nadir of his brief incumbency appears to have been the night of a "conundrum quest", "pig fight" and "kangaroo hunt".[7]
  • George Coppin: 1866–April 1867[8]

(as Duke of Edinburgh Theatre)

  • Spiller and Marsh: 1867–1868. Insolvent, "to nobody's surprise"[9]
  • Gilbert Roberts: September 1868[10] – January 1869, also insolvent.[11] It was during this period that Charles Summers' bust of G. V. Brooke was controversially unveiled at the theatre, before its removal to the Public Library.[12]

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