Hi Barbara The original Tivoli Theatre was situated in Albert St opposite the City Hall - as mentioned by another Lister. Apparently it began with vaudeville; concerts etc. (at least this is my recollection of what my mother told me when we visited it in later years when it became a picture theatre. The bottom theatre area was called the "Tivoli" with the upstairs called "The Roof Garden". Two separate entities - more expensive going to the Roof Garden. They usually ran the more "off- beat "movies of the time. I remember her telling me about a Beauty Contest they held there. She had apparently entered but "ran a mile" when she found out she had to wear a bathing suit! I would say this would have been c.1920s. Would try John Oxley for these early records and photos. Regards, Kay On Wed, Jan 18th, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Barbara <[email protected]> wrote: > The name "Tivoli" is now used on a nightclub down near the Exhibition > Grounds

When looking at the "Square" now it is hard to visualise where anything was it is not an attractive place maybe after they finish re-vamping City Hall something might be done, but then there are other areas that need work on Barbara -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Tivoli Theatre Brisbane Hi Barbara The original Tivoli Theatre was situated in Albert St opposite the City Hall - as mentioned by another Lister. Apparently it began with vaudeville; concerts etc. (at least this is my recollection of what my mother told me when we visited it in later years when it became a picture theatre. The bottom theatre area was called the "Tivoli" with the upstairs called "The Roof Garden". Two separate entities - more expensive going to the Roof Garden. They usually ran the more "off- beat "movies of the time. I remember her telling me about a Beauty Contest they held there. She had apparently entered but "ran a mile" when she found out she had to wear a bathing suit! I would say this would have been c.1920s. Would try John Oxley for these early records and photos. Regards, Kay On Wed, Jan 18th, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Barbara <[email protected]> wrote: > The name "Tivoli" is now used on a nightclub down near the Exhibition > Grounds Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message