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Bijou Theatre

Name and location

Location: (219 to) 225 Bourke Street, site of former CB building. Over the years the theatre was known under many variations on its name, beginning with The Academy of Music,

Design, construction and opening

The theatre was designed by Joseph Reed and Frederick Barnes as part of an arcade, the Victoria Arcade, that spread from Bourke Street to Little Collins Street. The theatre was at the upstairs rear of this development, with its main entrance on Bourke Street.