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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Thief, The | First National Pictures | 1929-01-05 - 1929-01-05 |
| Spuds | Cinema Art Films | 1929-01-05 - 1929-01-05 |
| Spotlight, The | Paramount | 1929-01-05 - 1929-01-05 |
| Cupid's Express | 1929-01-07 - 1929-01-07 | |
| Wild Horse Stampede, The | 1929-01-07 - 1929-01-07 | |
| Circus of Life, The | Cinema Art Films | 1929-01-09 - 1929-01-09 |
| Come to My House | Fox | 1929-01-09 - 1929-01-09 |
| Baby Mine | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | 1929-01-11 - 1929-01-11 |
| Chicken a La King | Fox | 1929-01-11 - 1929-01-11 |
| Gigolo | 1929-01-12 - 1929-01-12 |