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Originally known as Carnegie Hall & located in the southeast Melbourne district of Carnegie. Later it became known as The Memorial Theatre, a silent cinema which opened in 1915 and closed in 1934. For many years it has been operating as the Dutch Club.

Barry Humphries in Carnegie 1978 - A Philips record cover & record featuring Barry Humphries standing in front of Carnegie Hall, located in Carnegie.

Record Label - World Record Club R04-858 Philips (LP)

In the early 1970s he did an album “Live at Carnegie Hall” with the cover being a picture of him in a dinner suit out the front of Carnegie Hall. Naturally you’d think that it would be Carnegie Hall in New York.

Well in fact it was our Carnegie Hall ie the Dutch Club in Rosstown Road. If you are walking past Barry Gardiner’s butcher’s shop in Koornang Road you will see on the wall, behind the counter, the said photo of Mr Humphries (although last time I looked it was obscured by some posters). For those who want to see it now …

It is a shame that the building no longer has “Carnegie Hall” across its facade, although it is again known by that name, in addition to being the “Abel Tasman Dutch Club”, in its function as a live music venue – Notes by William Ross.

Contributed by Greg Lynch - dimensional1@bigpond.com