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The Tivoli Theatre, Johannesburg

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Sources

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The venue

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−	~~The~~ [[Tivoli Theatre~~]] - there are two venues that at one time were called The [[Tivoli Theatre]], one in Cape Town and one in Johannesburg.~~	+	#REDIRECT[[Tivoli Theatre]]
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−	~~=The [[Tivoli Theatre of Varieties]], Cape Town=~~
−	~~The [[Tivoli Theatre of Varieties]] was a Cape Town theatre located at the corner of Darling Street and Plein Street.~~
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−	Named after the famous theatre that had opened in the Strand, West London in 1890 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Theatre_of_Varieties], it was over the years also known, or referred to, as [[The Tivoli]], the [[Tivoli Theatre]] and the [[Tivoli Music Hall]].
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−	~~== The venue ==~~
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−	~~It was designed by John Parker. It was opened by [[Arthur de Jong]]/Hyman/Logan in Cape Town in 1903. This building replaced the Masonic Hotel.~~
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−	~~It was bought by [[Harry Stodel]] in 1910.~~
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−	Later owned by [[African Consolidated Theatres]] and converted to a cinema, though also still serving as a theatre on a few occasions as well, e.g. being used by by amateurs, such as the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] and the [[Garrick Club]] in the late 1920s and early 1930s. (e.g. ''[[Bird in Hand]]'', ''[[Rope]]'', ''[[What Every Woman Knows]]'').
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−	~~It was demolished in about 1932 and replaced by the OK Bazaars.~~
−	~~==The [[Tivoli Company]]==~~
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−	~~[[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923, see [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1980, p.418) also mentions a '''[[Tivoli Company]]''' in 1904, presumably a reference to the resident company of this theatre at the time.~~
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−	~~==Productions==~~
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−	~~Productions staged at the venue include:~~
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−	~~1908/1909: ''[[Love and the Hyphen]]''~~
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−	~~=The [[Tivoli Theatre]], Johannesburg=~~
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−	Originally started out as the [[Tivoli Music Hall]] in the old Jaggers warehouse on the site. The [[Tivoli Theatre]] (or [[Tivoli Pictures Palace]] as it was called on opening) in President Street between Joubert and Eloff Streets appears on the 1910 Goads map. It was opened on the 5th February 1910 by the [[Tivoli Theatres Company]] and was Johannesburg’s 5th cinema (the other four being [[Bijou]] in Jeppe Street, [[Bijou]] Fordsburg, [[Vaudette]] in the Royal Arcade Pritchard Street, and [[American Bioscope]] in Jeppestown). It held 600 people and had a few boxes. Vaudeville artists and an orchestra were added to the entertainment.
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−	~~The current building was built in 1924 and designed by S. V. Mann. The films were shown continuously ("come when you like, leave when you like") and attracted 2000 people on the opening night.~~
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−	~~The [[Tivoli]] building was refurbished in 1992 at a cost of R3.2 Million by Old Mutual for retail store Milady’s. The facade was retained, but the interior converted to retail space.~~
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−	~~Other Tivoli cinemas opened in Boksburg, Germiston, and Pretoria.~~
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−	~~=Sources =~~
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−	[[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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−	~~[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p.418~~
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−	~~[[P.J. du Toit]]. 1988. ''Amateurtoneel in Suid-Afrika''. Pretoria: Academica~~
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−	~~[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.~~
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−	~~[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.~~
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−	~~https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=5962~~
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−	~~https://johannesburg1912.com/2013/07/29/theatres-in-early-johannesburg/~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Venues\|South African Theatre Venues, Companies, Societies, etc ]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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-=The Tivoli Theatre, Johannesburg=
+=The [[Tivoli Theatre]], Johannesburg=
 Originally started out as the [[Tivoli Music Hall]] in the old Jaggers warehouse on the site. The [[Tivoli Theatre]] (or [[Tivoli Pictures Palace]] as it was called on opening) in President Street between Joubert and Eloff Streets appears on the 1910 Goads map. It was opened on the 5th February 1910 by the [[Tivoli Theatres Company]] and was Johannesburg’s 5th cinema (the other four being [[Bijou]] in Jeppe Street, [[Bijou]] Fordsburg, [[Vaudette]] in the Royal Arcade Pritchard Street, and [[American Bioscope]] in Jeppestown). It held 600 people and had a few boxes. Vaudeville artists and an orchestra were added to the entertainment.
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 The [[Tivoli]] building was refurbished in 1992 at a cost of R3.2 Million by Old Mutual for retail store Milady’s. The facade was retained, but the interior converted to retail space.
 Other Tivoli cinemas opened in Boksburg, Germiston, and Pretoria.
 =Sources =

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−	~~There~~ are two venues that at one time were called The [[Tivoli Theatre]]:one in Cape Town and one in Johannesburg.

	=The [[Tivoli Theatre of Varieties]], Cape Town=		=The [[Tivoli Theatre of Varieties]], Cape Town=

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 The [[Tivoli Theatre of Varieties]] was a Cape Town theatre located at the corner of Darling Street and Plein Street.
 Named after the famous theatre that had opened in the Strand, West London in 1890 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Theatre_of_Varieties], it was over the years also known, or referred to, as [[The Tivoli]], the [[Tivoli Theatre]] and the [[Tivoli Music Hall]].
 == The venue ==
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 /1909:  ''[[Love and the Hyphen]]''
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+=The Tivoli Theatre, Johannesburg=
 [[D.C. Boonzaier]]. 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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 https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=5962
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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-The [[Tivoli Theatre of Varieties]] was a Cape Town theatre dating from the late 19th century.
+The [[Tivoli Theatre of Varieties]] was a Cape Town theatre located at the corner of Darling Street and Plein Street.
-Obviously named after the famous theatre that had opened in the Strand, West Londonin 1890 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Theatre_of_Varieties], it was over the years also known, or referred to, as [[The Tivoli]], the [[Tivoli Theatre]] and the [[Tivoli Music Hall]]
+Named after the famous theatre that had opened in the Strand, West London in 1890 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Theatre_of_Varieties], it was over the years also known, or referred to, as [[The Tivoli]], the [[Tivoli Theatre]] and the [[Tivoli Music Hall]].
 '''Not to be confused with the [[Tivoli Empire Theatre]], Johannesburg'''
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 == The venue ==
-Opened by [[Arthur de Jong]]/Hyman/Logan in Cape Town in 1903. Later renamed the [[Tivoli Music Hall]]. It was bought by [[Harry Stodel]] in 1910.
+It was designed by John Parker. It was opened by [[Arthur de Jong]]/Hyman/Logan in Cape Town in 1903. This building replaced the Masonic Hotel.
 Later owned by [[African Consolidated Theatres]] and converted to a cinema, though also still serving as a theatre on a few occasions as well, e.g. being used by by amateurs, such as the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] and the [[Garrick Club]] in the late 1920s and early 1930s. (e.g. ''[[Bird in Hand]]'', ''[[Rope]]'', ''[[What Every Woman Knows]]'').
 ==The [[Tivoli Company]]==

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	[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.		[[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.

		+	https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes_mob.php?bldgid=5962

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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−	'''Not to be confused with the ~~Tivoli~~ [[Empire Theatre]], Johannesburg'''	+	'''Not to be confused with the [[Tivoli Empire Theatre]], Johannesburg'''

	== The venue ==		== The venue ==