Kimberley Theatres

Kimberley Theatres is a Chronology of Theatres in Kimberley.

22nd October, 1870: Parker's Music Hall opened originally in Klipdrift, (now Beaufort West) and was named after Stafford Parker, a British artist, miner and the only President of the small and short-lived "Diggers Republic" on the diamond fields. He rose to prominence as commandant of the miners' "Mutual Protection Association". Originally, Klipdrift was called New Rush when diamonds were first found, but the name was changed to Vooruitsig (Dutch spelling: Voorzuitsig) which, when translated into English, means "Careful". The corrugated iron structure was moved to Kimberley and opened as Parker's Pavilion in Dotoitspan Street on November 20, 1873. Two years later it was renamed the Kimberley Hall.