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4 unusual facts about Princess Theatre


Henri Miro

In 1904 Miro's Messe solennelle premiered at the Monument-National and in 1914 his operetta Le Roman de Suzon premiered at the Princess Theatre.

Operetta

Nevertheless, American operetta largely gave way, by the end of World War I, to musicals, such as the Princess Theatre musicals, and revues, followed by the musicals of Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others.

Princess Theatre, Decatur

The theater also sponsors performers that visit the local Decatur City Schools to teach in the schools.

Thomas Coombe

Coombe financed the construction of several large cinemas in Perth and Fremantle, including the Prince of Wales Theatre on Murray Street, the Ambassadors Theatre on Hay Street, and the Princess Theatre in Fremantle.


Gertrude Johnson

After the war the company continued to tour nationally, and in 1954 gave a Royal Command Performance at Melbourne's Princess Theatre in front of Queen Elizabeth II.

James Edward Neild

Also in 1890, Neild was given a public testimonial at the Princess Theatre with his friend George Selth Coppin presiding.


see also

Mayfair Theatre, Dunedin

By 2008 it was one of only three remaining buildings in New Zealand originally purpose-designed as cinemas, with the Princess Theatre in Gore, New Zealand (1913) and the Victoria Theatre in Devonport, Auckland (1912).