King's Theatre, Melbourne

The King's Theatre was a theatre in Melbourne, Australia, located on Russell Street between Bourke Street and Little Collins Street.

Opening in 1908, it was designed by William Pitt for the theatrical entrepreneur William Anderson.[1][2]

It was a major live theatre during the first half of the twentieth century, and became a cinema (under the name the Barclay) from the late 1950s until closing in 1976.[3][4]

References
  1. "THE KING'S THEATRE". The Argus (Melbourne) (19, 335). Victoria, Australia. 8 July 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "THE KING'S THEATRE". The Age (16639). Victoria, Australia. 11 July 1908. p. 16. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Marsden, Ralph. "Theatre Heritage Australia - The Kings Theatre". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. "melb_kings". resource.acu.edu.au. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

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