The Theatre Royal on Hindley Street, Adelaide was a significant venue in the history of the stage and cinema in South Australia. After a small predecessor of the same name on Franklin Street, the Theatre Royal on Hindley Street was built in 1868. It hosted both stage performances and movies, passing through several changes of ownership before it was eventually demolished to make way for a multi-storey car park in 1962.
Theatre Royal, Hindley Street, Adelaide c. 1886. Pit and gallery entrance via lane at left, dress circle by the wide entrance far right, stalls by the narrow door to its left.
Image: Theatre Royal, Adelaide
Hindley Street is located in the north-west quarter of the centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It runs between King William Street and West Terrace. The street was named after Charles Hindley, a British parliamentarian and social reformist.
Hindley Street
Conrad's butcher, NE corner of Hindley and Victoria Streets, 1899 (replaced by the Metro Theatre in 1939)
Hindley Street, 1849, from the corner of King William St
Hindley Street circa 1869