The Tivoli Variety Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, started life as the Conciliation Hall in 1834. Located on Burgh Quay, Dublin 2; It was built as a meeting place for
Daniel O'Connell
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Repeal Association
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In 1897, it was rebuilt as a concert hall called the Grand Lyric Hall and changed name to the Lyric Theatre of Varieties the following year. It became known as the Tivoli in 1901. It was a modest sized music hall with seating for 1252 patrons.
The Tivoli closed in 1928 but for a short time continued to show
cine-variety
Cine-variety is a form of entertainment with a mix of Music hall, variety acts performing in between the showing of films all for the price of one admission fee. It was popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1900 and the 1930s. Cine-var ...
on Sunday nights.
It finally closed in 1930, and the building became the home of the ''
Irish Press
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[Ryan, Philip B. The Lost Theatres of Dublin. (The Badger Press, 1998) ]
A replacement
Tivoli Theatre opened elsewhere in the city in 1934 and closed in 2019.
See also
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Corn Exchange, Dublin
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