In late 1920 the Melbourne lodge of the Theosophical Society (TS) purchased from the Sir Samuel Gillott estate a property at 181–187 Collins Street, at the rear of which was an old warehouse which, after some modifications, they named Queen's Hall, to be used for Society meetings[1] and by August 1920 were hiring it out to various organisations.
[2] One notable user of the hall was J. Beresford Fowler and his "Little Art Theatre" players,[3] presenting modern plays on its "absurdly small" stage[4] 1925[5] to 1936,[6] when they were obliged to quit due to forthcoming building work.
Minnie Hooper's ballet school used the hall for some concerts, and perhaps for classes.
The two buildings were demolished in 1937, to be replaced by a five-storey office block for the Theosophical Society,[7] completed in October of that year.
[8] Nothing has yet been found of its history after 1940, except that sometime before 1946 Federal government offices renting space in the TS building were vacated.