Located in the southeast London inner-city district of Camberwell, on Denmark Hill on the corner of Orpheus Street, close to the Metropole Theatre (later New Empire Theatre). The Oriental Palace of Varieties opened in 1896 and was so successful that a new theatre was built on the site in 1899. This was named the Camberwell Palace and it had a seating capacity of 1,553 (stalls, 665, balcony, 400, gallery, 456 and 36 in box seats). Standing room was provided which gave a total capacity of the building as 2,117.
