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Template:Singapore building infobox The Majestic (Chinese: 大华戏院; pinyin: Dàhuá xìyuàn) is a historic building on Eu Tong Sen Street in Chinatown, Singapore. Located between the People's Park Complex and Yue Hwa Department Store, it was known as Majestic Theatre, which was a Cantonese opera house.

Majestic Theatre was a Cantonese opera house built by philanthropist Eu Tong Sen, also a tin mining and rubber magnate, for his wife who was a Cantonese opera fan. The building was designed by Swan and Maclaren, the leading architectural firm at that time, and completed in 1928. It was originally known as the Tien Yien Moh Toi Theatre and was a venue for Cantonese opera until 1938.

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	==History==		==History==
	Majestic Theatre was a Cantonese [[opera house]] built by [[philanthropist]] [[Eu Tong Sen]], also a [[tin]] [[mining]] and [[rubber]] [[magnate]], for his wife who was a Cantonese opera [[Fan (person)\|fan]]. The building was designed by [[Swan & Maclaren]] and completed in [[1928]].		Majestic Theatre was a Cantonese [[opera house]] built by [[philanthropist]] [[Eu Tong Sen]], also a [[tin]] [[mining]] and [[rubber]] [[magnate]], for his wife who was a Cantonese opera [[Fan (person)\|fan]]. The building was designed by [[Swan and Maclaren]], the leading [[architectural]] firm at that time, and completed in [[1928]]. It was originally known as the Tien Yien Moh Toi Theatre and was a venue for Cantonese opera until [[1938]].