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Above: Her Majesty’s Melbourne c. 1950
Brisbane's His Majesty's began life in 1888 In 1919, Gilbert brought another operetta to
as Her Imperial Majesty's Opera House, Australia, Die Frau im Hermelin (That Lady
also honouring Queen Victoria. On the Queen's in Ermine), but his former popularity had
death, the theatre was renamed after Edward waned considerably. In 1933, he left Germany
VII. Many years later under the reign of the under threat of arrest by the Nazis (he was most
present Queen, the name became Her likely Jewish), finally settling in Buenos Aires
Majesty's. The building was demolished in where he died on 20 December 1942. ê
1983.

Sydney’s Her Majesty’s Theatre c. 1902

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from “The Age”, Melbourne, Saturday 7 October
1916, page 16

Footnote: The Adelaide Royal has also been
demolished. The only extant theatre where the show
played is the Melbourne Her Majesty’s. Melbourne
is lucky to have “saved” a number of theatres,
whereas just about everywhere else most have

Acknowledgments:
Adelaide Advertiser
The Age
Brisbane Courier
Sydney Morning Herald
Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre. 2nd Ed. New
York, Schirmer
Wikipedia
Theatre images from the CATHS Archive
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Queen Street, Brisbane c. 1973

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