Empire, Adelaide
| Name | Empire, Adelaide |
|---|---|
| Address | 61 Grote Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 |
| Operation Dates | 1910-06-04 - 1948-11-01 |
| Capacity | 1031 |
| Suburban/Country | City |
| Purpose | Cinema |
| Screens | 1 |
| Roles |
1910-06-04 - 1948-11-01 : Exhibitor : Moffat, W.
|
The Empire was designed by the architect A. Barnham Black. It occupied a site 51 feet by 104 feet. Vaudeville acts along with movint pictures were presented on the opening night of 10 April 1909 and one year later, the management announced a season of pictures would be inaugurated on 4 June 1910. From that day until 1948, the theatre was used for the sole purpose of screening films. Article in the Adelaide Advertiser makes reference to Empire theatre: " The new theatre which Messrs. Lennon, Hyman, and Lennon intend to erect at Port Adelaide will be a replica of their popular Empire Theatre, in Grote-street." References |
| Event Date | Name of Venue | Address | Latitude / Longitude |
Capacity | Suburban | Purpose | Screens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910-06-04 | Empire |
61 Grote Street Adelaide South Australia 5000 |
-34.929371 138.596677 |
1031 | City | Cinema | 1 |
| Films | Distributor | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Code of the North-West | Greater Australasian Films | 1929-06-08 - 1929-06-08 |
| Paradise | Cinema Art Films | 1929-06-08 - 1929-06-08 |
| Bushranger, The | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | 1929-06-10 - 1929-06-10 |
| Devil's Trademark, The | RKO | 1929-06-10 - 1929-06-10 |
| King of the Rodeo, The | Universal Pictures | 1929-06-12 - 1929-06-12 |
| Fifty-Fifty Girl, The | Paramount | 1929-06-12 - 1929-06-12 |
| Plunging Hoofs | Universal Pictures | 1929-06-14 - 1929-06-14 |
| Crash, The |
First National Pictures Warner Bros. |
1929-06-14 - 1929-06-14 |
| Fools for Luck | Paramount | 1929-06-17 - 1929-06-17 |
| Excess Baggage | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | 1929-06-17 - 1929-06-17 |