page_title: New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney
section_title: New Tivoli Theatre
hierarchical_section_title: New Tivoli Theatre, Sydney / History / New Tivoli Theatre
caption_attribution_description: English: Facade of the former Tivoli Theatre, 79-83 Castlereagh Street in Sydney.
context_page_description: 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 the Tivoli Theatre and operated between 1911 and 1966.
context_section_description: In 1932 two vaudeville performers Mike Connors and wife Queenie Paul took over the lease of the theatre with their company, Con Paul Theatres, and renamed it the New Tivoli Theatre. The new name was in recognition of Harry Rickards's Tivoli Theatre at 79-83 Castlereigh Street (formerly the Garrick Theatre, Sydney). This period saw the emergence of well known Australian entertainers including Roy Rene and George Wallace. The theatre became famous for its chorus girls, known as "Tivoli tappers.
  Tivoli Circuit Australasia Pty Ltd emerged as the controlling organisation from late 1935 a period that saw an increase in imported acts. A high point was the visiting Old Vic Company in 1948 when Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh performed there. However restrictions in the war years led to a return of local artists and emerging stars featuring such names as Peggy Mortimer, Dick Bentley and Joy and George Nichols.
  The New Tivoli declined after the arrival of television in Australia in 1956, and the last show was staged in 1966 with the revue One Dam' Thing After Another, starring Gwen Plumb. In 1969 the theatre was demolished. Its site is now occupied by Central Square, a tower of offices between Hay Street and Campbell Street.
caption: Castlereagh Street; Tivoli Theatre hall, ca. 1900 - 1915
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