Lyceum Theatre
95 St John Street,
Launceston,
TAS
7250
95 St John Street,
Launceston,
TAS
7250
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Functions: Café, Dance Studio
Previous Names: Theatre Royal, Odd Fellows Hall, Gaiety Theatre, Bijou Hall, Empire Theatre
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This attractive building was opened in 1857 as the Theatre Royal on the upper floors. The street level of the building was occupied by the London Coffee & Chop House. The Theatre Royal closed in 1878. It became the Odd Fellows Hall until 1886 when it re-opened as the Gaiety Theatre.
Later known as the Bijou Hall, it became a cinema in 1902, re-named Empire Theatre. In 1910 it was re-named Lyceum Theatre and operated as a cinema into the early-1920’s.
It was converted into an eight table billiard saloon which closed in the 1970’s. In 1985 it became a dance studio which still operates today. The ground floor is the Kameo Coffee Lounge.
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Ken Roe
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