Princess Theatre
Hamilton,
ON
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The Princess Theatre opened its doors in 1908 as the Wonderland, and was later renamed the Colonial before receiving its final name, the Princess. It stood near the Tivoli Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Princess was a very small theater with only 350 seats and a very small stage. The Princess closed in the late 1920’s and was later converted into the lobby area of the Tivoli.
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The Princess theatre was not located next to the Tivoli but is was used as the lobby for the Tivoli located at 108 James Steet North in Hamilton. The theatre that was next to the Tivoli was the Grand Opera House.( see Granada theatre posted by Chad I.
The Princess was also the Wonderland in 1908, the Colonial from 1910-1912 and the Princess from 1913-1923.This information comes from a history of the Tivoli contained in a 2004 City By-law to demolish the old carriage factory portion of the Tivoli Theatre site.
So, from what I’m reading here, when the front of the Tivoli collapsed, was that technically the Princess Theater that was falling over?
Mike. From what I know, the Carrige/Lobby was the front portion of the building, the former Princess theater was behind which was incorperated into part of the lobby and the auditorium was next which is what is still standing. If you go to the Tivoli, you can get more history on the Tivoli including the Princess and Wonderland theatre. Mark.