Tivoli Theatre

Tivoli Theatre may refer to:

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Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

The Tivoli Theatre, also known as the Tivoli and the "Jewel of the South", is a historic theatre in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that opened on March 19, 1921. Built between 1919 and 1921 at a cost of $750,000, designed by famed Chicago-based architectural firm Rapp and Rapp and well-known Chattanooga architect Reuben H. Hunt, and constructed by the John Parks Company (general contractors), the theatre was one of the first air-conditioned public buildings in the United States. The theatre was named Tivoli after Tivoli, Italy, has cream tiles and beige terra-cotta bricks, has a large red, black, and white marquee with 1,000 chaser lights, and has a large black neon sign that displays TIVOLI with still more chaser lights.

Specifications

The building seats 1,012 in the orchestra, 48 in upper boxes, 78 in the loge, 312 in the upper balcony, 312 in the lower balcony, and 104 in removable orchestra pit seating. Therefore, the Tivoli can hold more than 1,750 people.

New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney

The New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, previously known as the Adelphi Theatre and the Grand Opera House, was a theatre and music hall at 329, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, Australia, which was long at the heart of the Tivoli circuit.

It was generally called simply the Tivoli Theatre.

History

The theatre was opened in 1911 as the Adelphi Theatre. In 1915 it was renamed "the Grand Opera House". From 1929 it became the major outlet in Sydney for variety theatre, featuring vaudeville acts. In 1932, it was renamed the New Tivoli Theatre. The new name celebrated Harry Rickards's "New Tivoli Minstrel and Grand Specialty Company". The theatre became famous for its chorus girls, known as "Tivoli tappers".

The New Tivoli declined after the arrival of television in Australia in 1956, and the last show was staged in 1966. In 1969 the theatre was demolished. Its site is now occupied by Central Square, a tower of offices between Hay Street and Campbell Street.

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