. ▁( There ▁was ▁one ▁in ▁Br is b ane ▁which ▁surv ived ▁until ▁recently , ▁Reg ent ▁Theatre ▁( B ris b ane ), ▁another ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Reg ent ▁Theatre ▁( S yd ney ) ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁a ▁still ▁existing ▁but ▁re - model led ▁structure ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Reg ent ▁Melbourne .) ▁All ▁these ▁designs ▁are ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Charles ▁G arn ier ' s ▁for ▁the ▁Paris ▁Opera , ▁( pal ais ▁G arn ier ) ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁The ▁Reg ent ' s ▁aud itor ium ▁succeed s ▁in ▁re play ing ▁the ▁ex uber ance ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁different ▁time ▁and ▁space . ▁ ▁The ▁Dun ed in ▁building ' s ▁super vis ing ▁architect ▁was ▁James ▁H odge ▁White ▁( 1 8 9 6 - 1 9 7 0 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Dun ed in ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁Miller ▁White ▁& ▁D unn . ▁It ▁was ▁s ited ▁behind ▁a ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁Oct agon ▁designed ▁by ▁David ▁Ross ▁( 1 8 2 8 - 1 9 0 8 ) ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁The ▁Oct agon ▁building ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁additional ▁store y ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁rem od elled ▁at ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁present ▁theatre ▁entrance . ▁ ▁P urch ased ▁by ▁the ▁O