Bijou Theatre, Melbourne

The Bijou Theatre was a theatre in Bourke Street, Melbourne, Australia.[1][2]

Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, from 1890

The first theatre, built in 1876, was originally named the Academy of Music, and was renamed the Bijou Theatre in 1880.[3] It was destroyed by fire on Easter Monday in 1889.[4]

A new, larger Bijou Theatre was built on the site, opening in 1890. The new theatre seated around 2,000 across three levels.[5] The theatre was further renovated and altered in 1907.[6]

References
  1. "PASSING OF OLD BIJOU THEATRE". The Herald (19, 079). Victoria, Australia. 12 July 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 4 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "BIJOU THEATRE". The Herald (16402). Victoria, Australia. 10 December 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 4 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "THE BIJOU THEATRE". The Lorgnette. XVI (1236). Victoria, Australia. 11 March 1880. p. 2 (Edition 1). Retrieved 4 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "VICTORIAN FIRES". The Daily News. LI (17, 724). Western Australia. 27 February 1932. p. 4 (HOME (SEMI-FINAL) EDITION). Retrieved 4 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "THE NEW BIJOU THEATRE". The Argus (Melbourne) (13, 583). Victoria, Australia. 4 January 1890. p. 8. Retrieved 4 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "NEW BIJOU THEATRE, MELBOURNE". Referee (1067). New South Wales, Australia. 17 April 1907. p. 12. Retrieved 4 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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