Queen's Theatre, Adelaide
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The Queen's Theatre is a building of historic importance in Playhouse Lane, Adelaide, South Australia. It is the oldest intact theatre in mainland Australia, having originally been built in 1840, the
Queen's Theatre, Adelaide
The partially restored interior, now used as a performance space, during a History Month tour in 2014
John Lazar
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John Lazar was an actor and theatre manager in Australia. He was Mayor of Adelaide from 1855 to 1858.
Queen's Theatre, Adelaide
…with seating for over 1000 people. The project had dire predictions of failure from the press and opened with Othello on 11 January 1841, the manager John Lazar in the title role, to "mixed reviews". Unfortunately, public appetite for entertainment had waned with a financial recession brought on by Governor…
John Lazar
Lazar's grave in Hokitika Cemetery, 2021