Adelphi Theatre (1837 - 1914) (Sheffield)
Dates
- Existence: 1837 - 1914
Biography
The Adelphi Theatre was built in 1837 in Furnival Road and Blonk Street, Sheffield. It was designed by Mr Egan and is said to have been based on Astley's ampitheatre, capable of staging circus acts. It was purchased by Thomas Youdan in 1865 who reopened it as a musc hall called the Alexandra Music Hall on 13 October 1865 as a replacement for the destroyed Surrey Theatre. In the 1890s, William David Forsdike became proprietor of the Alexandra which by this time was being referred to as the Alexandra Theatre rather than a Music Hall. It was demolished in 1914 for road widening.
The Adelphi Theatre / Alexandra Music Hall / Alexandra Theatre, should not be confused with the later Adelphi Picture Theatre in Vicarage Road which opened in 1920.
Information taken from the webpage 'Theatres and Halls in Sheffield, South Yorkshire' from The Music Hall and Theatre History Site Dedicated to Arthur Lloyd, 1839 - 1904 website (link in External Documents section).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Hudson Collection of Early Sheffield Playbills
Playbills of Sheffield theatres of the 19th century.
To see digitised versions of the playbills, click on each item in the collection from the right hand side collection hierarchy or go to the External Documents section below.