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Interior of Empire Theatre, Grote Street [B 13020] • Photograph

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Summary

Interior view of Empire Theatre from the Dress Circle, Grote Street, south side, 1952. The theatre occupied a site 51 feet by 104 feet. For a view of this building after conversion to portion of the Peoplestores Ltd. building see B 12989. The alterations were made before 1954 (probably in 1953) The theatre was used between 1909 and 1952 and was designed to show moving pictures as well as theatrical performances.The theatre remained in operation until 1952. It was designed by architect A Barnham Black. On the opening night on April 10, 1909, Vaudeville acts along with moving pictures were featured

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Physical description

Photograph; 25.5 cm x 19.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1952

Photographer

Rainsport, Keith

Collection

Part of Acre 332 Collection

Subject

Empire Theatre (Adelaide, S.A.)
Interior architecture -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Theaters -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

28/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,072 x 2,327 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

21.48 MB

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