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Gilles Arcade, Adelaide [B 3323] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Two men with top hats and tails are posing in front of this two-storey building which has Ionic pillars and a coat of arms on the pediment. There are two large gas lamps either side of the entrance. It was built as Queen's Theatre in 1840 and was also used for public occasions and by the Supreme Court from 1842-46. In 1846 it was rebuilt by G.S. Coppin, known as "the father of Australian Theatre" who renamed it the Royal Victoria. A billboard in front of the Theatre mentions a Mr. Hoskins who was probably William Hoskins, a well-known actor-manager at the time. [On back of photograph] 'Acre 176 / Victoria Theatre, Gilles Arcade (off Currie Street) / For exact site see B 1092 / Reproduced in 1933 from a faded original / In the eighteen sixties.'

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Physical description

Photograph;
8.8 cm x 14.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1861

Collection

Part of Acre 176 Collection

Catalogue record

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General notes

Negative (glass) made from photograph and contains multiple images.

Digitisation information

Date

30/01/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

10,855 x 7,521 pixels (81.6 MP)

Size

163.30 MB

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