It was erected at the site on Beadon Street where the Great National Theatre stood before.
Sri Girish Chandra Ghosh is noted for having given the last spectacular performance of his life in this theatre.
However, it was renovated and in 1925, it regained its old status and play acting was resumed.
The Minerva, along with the Star and The Classic Theatre, were also one of the places where the first motion pictures in Bengal, made by Hiralal Sen, were screened.
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