Majestic Theatre

29 Dee Street,
Invercargill 9810

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Ross Simpson
Ross Simpson on July 9, 2020 at 1:59 am

The Albion Hotel was converted to become this picture theatre and the hotel/theatre’s buildings dating from 1890 were demolished in 1985. As reported in The Referee in February 1917, Mr Palmer Gore took over as manager of the Albion Theatre (having previously managed “His Majesty’s Theatre” in Christchurch). A 1914 article in the Southland Times suggests that it may briefly have been also referred to as “Everybody’s Theatre”.

(sources: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120297903?searchTerm=invercargill%20albion

Southland Times. (1914). Issue 17657, 21 May 1914, Pg 8 and Issue 17643, 5 May 1914, Pg 5.
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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on July 7, 2020 at 9:06 am

Opened as the Albion Picture Theatre(on the former site of the Albion Hotel) on 22/4/1916. Renamed Majestic in 1928.