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Palace Hall of Varieties/ Gaiety Theatre/ Hoyts New Gairty

Venue Summary
Name Palace Hall of Varieties/ Gaiety Theatre/ Hoyts New Gairty
Address 217 Bourke St, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Operation Dates 1890-01-01 - 9999-12-31
Capacity
Suburban/Country
Purpose Cinema
Screens 1
Roles
Venue Comments

The Palace Hall of Varieties was built from part of the Palace Hotel's dining room and formed part of the Victoria Arcade along with the The Academy of Music/ Bijou

Sole Manager & Lessee listed as Mr Frank M clark in 1906 (Argus, Jan 6 1906) Vaudeville and Biograph screenings advertised at this time.

References
Bertrand, I Cinema file: Hoyts Gaiety/ New Gaiety (unpublished research).

Venue Events
Event Date Name of Venue Address Latitude /
Longitude
Capacity Suburban Purpose Screens
1890-01-01 Palace Hall of Varieties 217 Bourke St
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
-37.8131388
144.9671572
Live Theatre
1896-01-01 Gaiety



1
1924-02-01 Hoyts New Gaiety



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