Gilles Arcade, Adelaide [B 3323] • Photograph

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Title Gilles Arcade, Adelaide [B 3323] • Photograph
Abstract/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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Date Created 1861
Catalogue ID b2058214
Holding Institution The State Library of South Australia
Rights No known restrictions.
Language English
Citation Gilles Arcade, Adelaide [B 3323] • Photograph, The State Library of South Australia, 1861
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Resource Identifier 67720
Dataset AusStage