On the 5th December, 1908 Adelaide’s first permanent Picture Theatre opened in Hindley Street (Walker 1995, p. 15). Owned by T J West, West’s Olympia fulfilled a growing need for cinema entertainment in Adelaide (p. 15).
Adelaide was the last of the capital cities in Australia to open a permanent picture theatre (p. 17). And, the patrons were not be disappointed. On the 7th December 1908 The Advertiser in Adelaide reported the renovations that had taken place to turn the old skating rink into a picture theatre had been successful, with good seating and although it was warm outside the hall remained cool and airy (Amusements, 7 December, 1908, p. 10). The screen was 30 feet long by 22 feet wide and 2,248 seats were available for patrons. (Walker 1995 p. 17).
References
AMUSEMENTS. (1908, December 7). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931), p. 10. Retrieved June 8, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5150315
NFSA – Title Details. (2009, November, 12).Archive retrieved 8th June 2019 from original source Retrieved 12 Nov 2009 14:08:54, from https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091112030854/http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=0;parentid=;query=Id:359590;querytype=;rec=0;resCount=10
Walker, Dylan 1995, Adelaide’s silent nights: A pictorial history of Adelaide’s picture theatres during the silent era 1896-1929, National Film and Sound Archive
“West’s Theatre,” Adelaide City Explorer, accessed June 8, 2019, https://adelaidecityexplorer.com.au/items/show/39.
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