Addresses
Type of place
Cinema
Period
Federation 1890-1914, Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Art Deco
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Earl's Court Picture Show (former)
Earl's Court Picture Show (former)
Addresses
Type of place
Cinema
Period
Federation 1890-1914, Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Art Deco
‘Earls Court’, New Farm’s first open-air picture theatre and one of the earliest in Brisbane, opened in August 1911. It was promoted as Stephens & Ogilvie’s ‘latest and greatest enterprise, fitted up with all the modern conveniences of a theatre, but possessing the attractions of Glorious Fresh Air wafted from the River reaches of New Farm’, with a program of ‘New Pictures, Illustrated Songs, Refined Vaudeville and a Full Brass Band’. In c1919 the building was remodelled and renamed the Rivoli Theatre, becoming one of Brisbane’s leading film theatres. The theatre struggled during the Depression years, reflected in its change of uses. It was listed as a skating rink from 1931-1933; a cabaret and dance palais in 1934; Earls Court Picture Theatre from 1935-1937; then a dry cleaners in 1938-1939. The Art Deco facade, featuring the words ‘Rivoli Theatre’ on two sides of the building, has been retained as part of the 2008 shopping centre development.
Also known as
Rivoli Theatre
Lot plan
L5_SP188317
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Masonry
Criterion for listing
(A) HistoricalInteractive mapping
Also known as
Rivoli Theatre
Lot plan
L5_SP188317
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Masonry
Criterion for listing
(A) HistoricalInteractive mapping
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)