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Majestic Theatre 100 King William Street, Adelaide, SA

Image - Pioneers Association of South Australia writes -“Interior of Hudson’s Bijou Theatre, King William Street, east side. Original Structure (1856): Opened as White’s Rooms, a function centre that later hosted Garner’s Theatre and Hudson’s Bijou (reopened in 1884).

While known as Hudson’s Bijou the theatre was used primarily for variety, minstrels and pantomime.The building was renamed The Tivoli in 1900 and existed until 1913. “ The theatre would later become a cinema, to be known for a short time as the Star Theatre.

Image Source - State Library of South Australia.

The Majestic Theatre was a new building constructed on the same site as the former Hudson’s Bijou (originally known as White’s Rooms).

In 1916, the previous structure—which had also been known as the Tivoli, the Bijou, and the Star Theatre—was demolished along with the adjacent Clarence Hotel. The new development featured the Majestic Theatre and the new Majestic Hotel built side-by-side.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -