Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
(Day & Month are approximate.)
Date closed / demolished
(Day is approximate.)
The Heritage Museum say it was it was built in 1904:
Erected between Queen’s Road West and Des Voeux Road West in Western
District in 1904, the three-storey Tai Ping Theatre accommodated over
1,000 seats and was one of the most well-established theatres in early 20th
century Hong Kong.
Moddsey dates the demolition to December 1930 (https://gwulo.com/comment/31626#comment-31626).
The second generation Tai Ping Theatre was built on the site.
Photos that show this Place
1903
1909
1930s
Comments
exhibition
An exhibition about the theater shows both the facade and a 3D model reconstructed from a 1903 architectural plan.
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facade
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3D model of 1st generation tai ping theater
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I found this newspaper
I found this newspaper clipping poster while attending the exhibition "Braving the Storm: Hong Kong under Japanese Occupation" hosted by the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence a few years ago. The caption says it was a play that took place near the onset of war, but the year "壬戍" should correspond to the year 1922. When I looked up on the internet, the information also shows the play at the time, which was led by the renowned Peking Opera Artist, Mei Lan (stage name: Mei Lanfang), was actually taking place at the Tai Ping Theatre in 1922.
Another picture
Model of the Tai Ping Theatre, 1930s. An exhibit at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Scale 1 to 50.
It looks like the second generation model.