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'', which was by then considered too decrepit. It was financed by the wealthy

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and designed by

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. Influenced by the building of the

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in Stockholm, it had was situated by the street Södra Hamngatan and had room for 1 269 spectators. The theatre was inaugurated on 12 August 1816 by the theater company of

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, which had moved there from the ''Comediehuset''. The theatre was mostly used by travelling theatre companies rather than having a permanent staff. Attempts were made to create a permanent theatre by Johan Anton Lindqvist (1816-20) and

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(1820-23). By 1859, the building was considered to old and the Grand Theatre was built to replace it. The building was used as a concert house until 1864, when it was again inaugurated as a theatre. This time, however, it had been redesigned and was reduced, with room for only 500 spectators. The theatre was burnt down in 1892.

References

* Teaterliv i Göteborg, Åke Pettersson 1992 {{coord missing, Sweden Former theatres in Sweden 19th century in Gothenburg 19th-century establishments in Sweden 19th-century disestablishments in Europe Theatres completed in 1816