Name/TitleHer Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne : the shows, the stars, the stories
MakerVan Straten, Frank
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectAll the excitement, drama and glittering spectacle of Melbourne's premier theatre, told by the doyen of Melbourne's theatre history, Frank Van Straten.
The site where Her Majesty's Theatre now stands was first purchased in a government land sale by George Porter in February 1839. The address is now at 199-227 Exhibition Street and 84-98 Little Bourke Street.
Her Majesty's Theatre was originally designed in 1886 by noted Melbourne architect Nahum Barnet. The theatre was the national flagship of American entrepreneur James C Williamson for nearly 40 years. In 1929 the interior was gutted by fire. Renovations in 1934 were designed by architects C N Hollinshead and Albion Walkley, leading Australian theatre specialists.
[Source : Victorian Heritage Register H0641]
Includes coloured and black and white photographs, posters and illustrations, index, and bibliography.
PublisherAustralian Scholarly Publishing
Publication Date2018
Publication PlaceNorth Melbourne, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsHer Majesty's Theatre (Melbourne, Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsTheatrical productions
Subject and Association KeywordsPerforming arts
Subject and Association KeywordsMelbourne (Victoria.)
Subject and Association KeywordsHistoric buildings and sites
Subject and Association KeywordsExhibition Street (Melbourne, Vic.)
Named CollectionLibrary
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN9781925801408
Object numberLIB 00062010
Spine Label792.099451 STR
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved