CAARP
Cinema and Audience Research Project

"Tivoli Gardens was Kalgoorlie’s first purpose-built entertainment venue, owned by Harry Rickards and managed for him by Phil Stuart. It opened on the southern side of Dugan Street, near Cassidy Street, on 10 July 1897...

There is no concrete evidence that the Tivoli ever screened films, except that any venue owned by Harry Rickards seems likely to have included films on the bill at some stage...

Dust was a constant problem in an open-air venue, so it is not surprising that in early 1900 the venue was roofed and renovated, provided with electricity, and re-opened as Her Majesty’s Theatre.

It was still primarily a live venue, used by travelling companies for vaudeville and musical comedy and dramatic productions, and for performances by local dancing schools and amateur theatrical groups. However, it was also used occasionally for films: ´Olympia, the passing show' in March 1906, Spencer's American Theatrescope in June 1906, Bartlett's New Biograph and Blind Entertainers in December 1906, screenings of the Tait's feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang in June 1907, T.J.West and the Brescians in November 1907, Page's Supreme Pictures in June 1908, the Paris Biograph Co in November 1908, etc... It was closed after the opening of Kalgoorlie Town Hall in 1908."

(Bertrand 2001)

References
Cinemaweb: http://www.ammpt.asn.au/CinemaWEB/SITE/view.php?rec_id=0000000304