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Adelphi Theatre

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Venue Type & Location

Theatre

Overview

  • Address: the ‘foot’ of Saltmarket (Glasgow Story Website). For a current map, Click Here.

  • Alternate Names: Theatre Royal Adelphi, Sans Pareil Pavilion

  • Performance Space Description: Information about this venue has not yet been compiled; however, some sense of the performance space may be gleaned by following the links at right. In particular:

  • See the 'Bibliographic Sources' link for a provisional list of venue-relevant resources (both primary and secondary). Wherever possible (i.e. when the pertinent text is relatively short and/or easily condensed) this material has been transcribed, and appears beneath the appropriate bibliographic citation.

  • See the 'Events at venue' link for a listing of blackface/minstrelsy-related events that took place in this performance space (with attached bibliographic references).

    Beth Marquis

    • Troupes at Adelphi Theatre

    Film Affiliated people Film Type # of event(s)
    Africans Troupe (Glasgow, 46) Dramatic Definite Africans Troupe (Glasgow, 46)
    Aldridge, Ira Aldridge, Ira Dramatic Definite Aldridge, Ira
    Bennett, James Bennett, James Dramatic Definite Bennett, James
    Green Bushes Troupe (London-Adelphi, 46) Dramatic Definite Green Bushes Troupe (London-Adelphi, 46)
    Scott, J.R., the American tragedian Scott, J.R. Dramatic Definite Scott, J.R., the American tragedian

    Events at Adelphi Theatre

    Event Date Venue Location Film
    Dramatic - Glasgow, Lanark Aldridge, Ira
    Dramatic - Glasgow, Lanark Bennett, James
    Dramatic - Glasgow, Lanark Aldridge, Ira
    Dramatic - Glasgow, Lanark Africans Troupe (Glasgow, 46)
    Dramatic - Glasgow, Lanark Green Bushes Troupe (London-Adelphi, 46)
    Dramatic - Glasgow, Lanark Scott, J.R., the American tragedian

    Bibliographic Sources

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    • "The Adelphi Theatre, also known as the Theatre Royal Adelphi or the Sans Pareil Pavilion, was one of Glasgow's two licensed theatres in the first half of the 19th century. Owned by David Prince Miller, it was housed in a wooden building at the foot of Saltmarket and opened in 1842. As can be seen from this playbill, the Adelphi combined serious drama with light entertainment. Black entertainers had a particular fascination for Victorian audiences and W H Bateman was one of the best known of his day. The Adelphi was destroyed by fire in 1848."(Search 'Adelphi Theatre')