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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Theatres, Halls, Etc
Theatres, Halls, Etc.
Wellington is fairly well supplied with suitable places for holding public meetings and for the performance of operatic, dramatic or other entertainments. The Wellington Opera House Company, Limited, are the proprietors of the Opera House in Manners Street, which will accommodate 2000 persons, and of the Theatre Royal in Johnston Street, the capacity of which is about 1200. A fine building has been erected by Messrs. George Thomas and Co., and this contains a splendid hall which is well seated, and is lighted with the electric light. There is also the Exchange Hall in Lambton Quay, the Criterion Theatre in Manners Street, the Alhambra Hall in Adelaide Road, besides many smaller halls in other parts of the city. For years past the building of a town hall has frequently been discussed, and possibly the time is not far distant when the Capital of the Colony will be suitably provided in this respect.