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A report on the possible opening of a 'rival Theatre [for the Royal Victoria Theatre] in the place formerly used ... [by the Theatre Royal, Sydney] in the rear of the Royal Hotel. The column names the actors 'currently disengaged' and notes that 'Mr Smart [has advertised] for sale by auction a complete theatrical wardrobe, imported from London by the late firm of Simmons and Marks'.

An advertisement for the theatrical wardrobe appears in the Sydney Herald (14 May 1838): 7 and the Sydney Gazette (19 May 1838): 3. See also a later report published in the Sydney Gazette (24 May 1838): 2.

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— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 24 May vol. 36 no. 4022 1838; (p. 2)

A report on the possible opening of a rival theatre to the Royal Victoria Theatre in the building formerly used by the Theatre Royal, Sydney. According to the report the 'great deterioration of property in the immediate vicinity of the Royal Hotel, consequent on the shutting up of the old Theatre, has induced several of the proprietors of land and houses in that part of the town, to feel warmly interested in the project of opening an opposition theatre...' The report concludes that 'it certainly seems questionable whether Sydney ... can afford to support two theatres' but that competition is 'beneficial to the public'. Mr Meredith is named as the representative for 'the parties interested in the opening of the old Theatre'.

A theatrical wardrobe advertised for auction by Mr Smart was 'knocked down to Mr Meredith' but from subsequent re advertising Meredith seems to have been unable to pay for the goods. See also a earlier report published in the Sydney Gazette (15 May 1838): 2.
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  • 1838
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