Agency:
Theatre Royal
Agency Number:
Start Date:
06 Mar 1837
Description:
The foundation stone was laid in November 1834 and the theatre was officially opened in March 1837. The theatre was designed and built by its owner Peter Degraves. On his death in 1853 it was put up for auction and purchased by Richard Lewis. Lewis subsequently leased it to John Davies the founder of the Mercury but the building remained in the hands of the Lewis family until the death of Mr Lewis's grandsons. ;;In 1949 an act to provide for the encouragement of fine arts and the preservation of the Theatre was passed.;;The Theatre Royal was originally known as the Victoria Theatre and the Royal Victorian Theatre the name being changed to Theatre Royal in about 1857
Information Sources:
Tas Mail 17/9/1924
Functions Performed:
Arts and culture
Controlling Agencies:
Theatre Royal Board (TA313) | 01 Jan 1973 | 17 Apr 1986 |
Theatre Royal Management Board (TA1969) | 17 Apr 1986 |
Related Agencies:
Council of the National Theatre and Fine Arts Society (TA204) | 01 Jan 1949 | 31 Dec 1973 |
Series Created By Agency:
CB47/9 Legal Documents including Conveyances, Mortgages, Agreements, Leases and Charter. | 01 Jan 1839 | 31 Dec 1949 |
NS699 Volume of Drawings showing Alterations to the Front Etc of the Victoria Theatre (Later Theatre Royal) | 01 Jan 1850 | 31 Dec 1850 |
CB47/5 Samples of Wallpaper from the Theatre Royal (Hobart) | 01 Jan 1856 | 01 Jan 1889 |
AF260 Programmes | 01 Jan 1860 | 31 Dec 2005 |
NS3744 Record of Performances Produced and Presented at the Theatre Royal by Olive Wilton | 01 Jan 1921 | 31 Dec 1929 |
CB47/7 Photographs | 01 Jan 1923 | 31 Dec 2000 |
AF271 Newspaper Cutting Books | 08 Dec 1953 | 31 Dec 1996 |
NS3763 Photograph Album Owned by Marjorie Luck | 01 May 1957 | 31 Dec 1961 |
AF298 Articles, Notes, Corespondence relating to the History of the Theatre | 01 Jan 1970 | 31 Dec 1987 |