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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Princess Theatre is a 1488-seat theatre in Melbourne, Australia. It is listed by the National Trust of Australia and is on the Victorian Heritage Register. It was first erected in 1854 by actor-manager George Coppin, who would create Melbourne s theatre land. He already owned the Olympic (known as the Iron Pot ) on the corner of Exhibition and Lonsdale Streets, installed gas lights in November 1855 into Astley s, and then he would go on to take over the Theatre Royal in Bourke Street. The Princess Theatre is the second building on the present site - the first being Astley s Amphitheatre which opened in 1854 containing a central ring for equestrian entertainment and a stage at one end for dramatic performances. It was named in honour of the Astley Royal Amphitheatre, near Westminster Bridge, London

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