66-528: The Regent Theatre is the name of several theatres in various cities. including: Australia [ edit ] Regent Theatre, Adelaide Regent Theatre, Ballarat , later Regent Cinemas Regent Theatre, Brisbane Regent Theatre, Melbourne Regent Theatre, Sydney Regent Theatre, Wollongong Canada [ edit ] Regent Theatre, Oshawa , Ontario Regent Theatre (Picton, Ontario) New Zealand [ edit ] Regent on Broadway ,
132-623: A British parliamentarian and social reformist . The street was one of the first built in Adelaide and is of historical significance for a number of reasons. As well as housing the first meeting of Adelaide City Council , the oldest municipal body in Australia, in November 1840, Hindley Street was home to the first stone church in South Australia; it was also the location of the first movie shown in
198-507: A coat of arms . Conrad died in December 1918, and the business was taken over by W. H. Bruce , and expanded to Rundle Street , East End Market , and Port Adelaide . Hindley Street was also home to one of Adelaide's most beloved theatres, the Theatre Royal , designed by Melbourne architect George R. Johnson and opened in 1878 (to replace a previous theatre of the same name built on
264-531: A 14-foot (4.3 m) wide staircase opposite the entrance that led up to the balcony foyer. Its stage was fully equipped to accommodate live performances. Its decorations included Moroccan style details, period Louis XV furniture, and Arabesque filigree on the walls, some of which still remains. There were also tapestries , paintings, statues, and murals. It resembled the Regent Theatre in Sydney . Along with
330-463: A ford near Hindmarsh , then to the place where Morphett Street ends and Hindley Street begins. Immigration Square was situated westward of the parklands, with most of Adelaide's business and trade being conducted westwards. The "trade" itself was dubious and the subject of much controversy at the time, with many residents outraged at the young girls who would travel down the street drunk due to alcohol trade. The first meeting of Adelaide City Council
396-657: A former cinema in Brighton, Sussex, England Regent Cinema, Deal , a former cinema in Deal, Kent, England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Regent Theatre . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regent_Theatre&oldid=1233601253 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
462-563: A large theatre in Palmerston North Regent Theatre, Dunedin , famous for its annual second-hand book sale United Kingdom [ edit ] Regent Theatre, Ipswich Regent Theatre, Salford (destroyed by fire 1952) Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent United States [ edit ] Regent Theatre (Arlington, Massachusetts) Regent Theater Complex , Syracuse, New York See also [ edit ] Regal Theatre (disambiguation) Regent Cinema ,
528-478: A luxurious building which included air-conditioning, and accommodated an audience of 1,286 in stalls, dress circle , and lounge. It existed on the corner of Hindley and Victoria Street for many years until it was closed in 1972, then subsequently redeveloped in 1975 as a modern four-screen Greater Union cinema complex, called Hindley Cinemas 1–4. It was here that the film Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) had its world premiere. This cinema would not endure either; it
594-613: A new Art Deco design. This cinema operated until 1977, after which various businesses used the premises, until the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra moved in in 2001, creating the Grainger Studio (named after Percy Grainger ). As the 1910s approached, Hindley Street entered a state of despair. Adelaide's daily newspaper, The Advertiser , began reporting on public intoxication in the street as early as 1911. It would later become known for its state of debauchery well into
660-464: A number of arcades and plazas containing smaller boutiques and eateries. These include the Italianate -style Adelaide Arcade (also being the first retail establishment in Australia with electric lighting, and allegedly home to six ghosts ), Regent Arcade, Gay's Arcade , City Cross, Southern Cross, Adelaide Central Plaza, Myer Centre, Renaissance Arcade, and Rundle Place. The mall directly competes with
726-478: A number of arcades and plazas containing smaller boutiques and eateries. These include the Italianate -style Adelaide Arcade, Regent Arcade, Gay's Arcade , City Cross, Southern Cross, Adelaide Central Plaza, Myer Centre, Renaissance Arcade, and Rundle Place. There are often buskers performing in the mall, licensed by the Adelaide City Council . Rundle Mall is 520 m (1,710 ft) long, making it
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#1732851956050792-440: A practice which at that time included Herbert Montefiore Jackman (1897–1968). It was built by J. Reid Tyler, under the personal supervision of cinema filmmaker and entrepreneur F. W. Thring by Hoyts , and opened on 29 June 1928. It was one of the most ornate cinemas and glamorous picture theatres of its time, and originally seated 2,229 people. Its ceiling was highly ornate, featuring hidden recessed lighting, and it had
858-561: Is a common meeting place for visitors to the mall. Erected in 1977, they were commissioned by the then Hindmarsh Building Society (subsequently absorbed into the Adelaide Bank ) and donated to the City of Adelaide to mark the building society's 1977 centenary. Other sculpture includes a group of life-size bronze pigs − Horatio, Truffles, Augusta and Oliver - rooting around a rubbish bin. South African-born artist Marguerite Derricourt created
924-414: Is also home to flagship retail stores of many large Australian retailers, and many smaller independent and chain stores . It features numerous luxury brands such as Tiffany & Co , Breitling , Tag Heuer , The Hour Glass (Rolex) , Sephora , Bulgari and Cartier authorised dealers, as well as Gucci , Dior , Armani and Chanel , who operate concessions inside David Jones . The mall also features
990-482: Is also the location of a stop on the Glenelg tram line . 34°55′22″S 138°36′07″E / 34.92290278°S 138.601875°E / -34.92290278; 138.601875 Hindley Street 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 ,
1056-549: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Regent Theatre, Adelaide Rundle Mall is a pedestrian street mall located in Adelaide , South Australia . It was opened as a pedestrian mall in September 1976 by closing the section of Rundle Street between King William Street and Pulteney Street , to vehicular traffic. The street continues as Rundle Street (as before) to
1122-584: The Jubilee Exhibition Building on North Terrace between 1887 and 1962 (the other is now located in the Creswell Gardens ). When Rundle Mall was being established, the cast-iron fountain. painted in Victorian colours, was relocated to the centre of the intersection of the mall and Gawler Place; it was later moved to the entrance to Adelaide Arcade. The fountain bears a foundry plate showing it
1188-649: The Kent Town Brewery , with various lines travelling through different routes in the eastern suburbs. The first picture theatre in Rundle Street was the Arcadia Picture Palace, established in a prominent position at no. 127 (at a site now just west of the present Twin Street) in converted shoe store on 2 July 1910. However this modest-looking cinema did not last long, closing on 11 February 1911. A new cinema
1254-462: The Lord Mayor of Adelaide (then Isaac Isaacs ) and other notable people took place on 30 November 1916, while the public opening took place the following day, when The Fool's Revenge was shown. Drake and his son continued to operate the cinema for many years, earning good profits, and well-known organist Horace Weber played at the theatre. In the early 1930s, with the advent of " talkies ",
1320-672: The Wondergraph in Hindley Street , the Regent became the first in Adelaide to feature talkies . In 1967 it was reduced in size to cater for dwindling audiences, with the conversion including the creation of the Regent Arcade. When it reopened in May 1968, it seated just 894 people. The theatre's frontage was rebuilt on Grenfell Street . Regent Theatre finally closed in 2004 and was incorporated into
1386-451: The foothills in the east were developed, which meant the trade went east. A reporter on the street in 1913: "The place was a veritable cradle for big concerns. First Ware's Exchange Hotel – a little down from King William Street . It is a history in itself, with its sketches and lingering memories of the pioneering days. To walk through its big low-ceilinged rooms is to think at once of the drovers and farmers who once made merry there. To see
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#17328519560501452-480: The 1990s, but these were later removed. In 2013, the Adelaide City Council commenced a $ 27 million upgrade of the mall that was completed in four stages over a 16-month period. New paving, benches, trees, bins, a multi-purpose structure and ground services were installed. The Rundle Mall master plan also included a catenary lighting system to be supported by four 20-metre (66 ft) poles at either end of
1518-409: The 21st century, Hindley Street has been given new life by urban renewal and UniSA 's City West campus and a number of businesses, creating the city's West End precinct . The literary book retailer Imprints Booksellers was founded in 1984 at no. 80 by Graham Miller, father of Greg Mackie , with his wife Gayle Miller and her friend Patricia Sykes. Mackie first worked at the store on weekends when he
1584-480: The 21st century. Theatres, butchers and other business still thrived, despite the shifting of business away from Hindley Street. By 1912, there were several cinemas in the city, largely clustered around Hindley Street. The new Wondergraph picture theatre was built by the Greater Wondergraph Company from July 1912 at no. 27. Designed by Garlick & Jackman architects, the design of the building
1650-552: The Gawler Place entrance of the mall. The sculpture was commissioned by the City of Adelaide and was completed by South Australian artist Paul Sloan. The majority of buildings on the Mall contain a small number of retail tenancies. There are also many larger arcades and shopping centres that lead off the Mall or blocks around it. No single company or organisation owns a significant proportion of
1716-461: The Grand Theatre) on the site of the hotel, to the design of architect R. R. G. (Rowland) Assheton, with construction supervised by architect A. J. C. Assheton. It was an elaborate building of five storeys (some of it used as an hotel ), with a ticket box of marble, a wide arch at its front entrance, two sliding roofs for ventilation purposes, and a polished cedar staircase. Its opening night for
1782-591: The Mall's real estate. A number of public laneways lead off the mall, such as Gawler Place , James Place, Charles Street, Twin Street, and No Fixed Address Lane . These are home to more retail tenants. There are a number of arcades and plazas off the mall and its laneways, including: Major department stores in Rundle Mall are David Jones ; Kmart ; and Myer . Target is on the opposite side of Pulteney Street. Other large tenants: Former major tenants: Rundle Mall
1848-515: The arcade. The cinema was featured in a photographic exhibition called Now Showing... Cinema Architecture in South Australia held at the Hawke Centre 's Kerry Packer Civic Gallery in April/May 2024. In April 2022 the upper level of the cinema opened as a Dymocks bookstore, with its ornate ceiling intact. In November 1972, the then South Australian Premier, Don Dunstan , issued the closure of
1914-413: The bronze sculptures in a national competition instigated by the City of Adelaide . In 2013, there was giant cockroach statue added to the mall. This statue was salvaged from a junk yard and cleaned up, before being placed in the mall. Police reported two men for dragging the statue six metres along the mall. In December 2020, there was a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) tall steel pigeon statue placed at
1980-465: The circle on warm nights. During the late 1930s, after a change in ownership, the cinema was remodelled in Art Deco / Moderne style, with an openable roof. by architect John Kirkpatrick. It had a seating capacity of 1,100 in 1940, and was then well known as a second-run cinema, usually showing films first shown at the nearby Regent Theatre . In October 1954 a nearby department store, Cox-Foys , bought
2046-562: The circle seats while their mothers went shopping. attendance figures at the Pav were very large. In 1929 the Pavilion Theatre was closed and converted into a mini-golf course. However it was again extensively redeveloped as a cinema, reopening as the Rex Theatre on 31 March 1933. The Edwardian façade was not substantially altered, but a new balcony verandah was added, which had access from
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2112-505: The colony and the first cinema in the state. The West End Brewery operated in the street between 1859 and 1980. The street later became known for its atmosphere and active nightlife , including a somewhat seedy reputation, until in the 21st century it reinvented itself as a more upmarket precinct, dubbed the West End . Hindley Street is as one of Adelaide's most prominent streets, with an extensive and illustrious history. The street itself
2178-417: The direction of Laura Kroetsch and then Jo Dyer . In 2015, the store was raided by South Australia Police , after a complaint had been lodged that they had been selling unwrapped copies of the new edition of the cult novel American Psycho , by Bret Easton Ellis . The novel, first published in 1991, had been classified as R18+ under national censorship legislation since its release, which meant that it
2244-531: The east and Hindley Street to the west. At 520 m (1,710 ft) long, with over 1000 retail outlets, 300 services, 3 department stores, and 15 arcades, Rundle Mall is the longest and largest mall in the southern hemisphere. The mall is the centrepiece of Adelaide's city centre , and home to some of the most expensive commercial real estate in the state. It is also home to flagship retail stores of many large Australian retailers, luxury brands, and smaller independent retail and chain stores . It also features
2310-453: The eastern end of the Mall at night. Of note is the historic Beehive Corner , completed in 1896. It lies at the western end of the Mall, on the corner of King William Street, and was originally owned by John Rundle. Beehive Corner is built in the Neo-gothic style, which is generally reserved for churches . The Rundle Mall Fountain is one of a pair which formerly stood at the entrance to
2376-487: The first electric street lighting was installed at the intersection of Rundle Street (as it was then), King William Street and Hindley Street , at what is now known as "Beehive Corner". During the late 19th century, Rundle Street had a tramline run through it, part of a large network of trams in Adelaide . Horse-drawn trams travelled from the Southern Cross Hotel, from King William Street into Rundle Street, past
2442-487: The first permanent picture theatre in Adelaide, was established at 91 Hindley Street, in a building converted from a roller-skating rink (originally built as a cyclorama , then used as an ice rink known as the Adelaide Glaciarium ). The new cinema, built in the era of silent films , had raked seating with a capacity of 3,000 patrons. It was demolished in 1938, with the new West's Theatre opening in 1939, in
2508-593: The large shopping complexes in the suburbs, such as Westfield Marion , Armada Arndale Shopping Centre , and Westfield Tea Tree Plaza . Rundle Street , from which the mall takes its name, is named after John Rundle , a member of the British House of Commons and an original director of the South Australia Company . The street was named on 23 May 1837 by the Street Naming Committee . In 1895,
2574-423: The longest pedestrian mall in the southern hemisphere. Rundle Mall welcomes over 800,000 visitors per week, surpassing 42 million annually, making it the busiest shopping mall in Australia. Around 1,000 retail, services, and food and beverage businesses are present in the mall. Its terraces and storefronts feature ornate European architecture from the late 19th and 20th centuries, as well as modern buildings. It
2640-441: The mall, using brackets on a number of building facades. In June 2015, it was announced that an additional cost of $ 3 million was required to complete the lighting system and to undertake further storm water works in the mall. The catenary lighting system for the mall was completed in November 2015 after being delayed by several months. Rundle Lantern , situated on the south-east corner of Pulteney and Rundle Streets, lights up
2706-548: The market in February 2024. The bookstore had acquired a reputation for its expertise in recommending books to customers, of whom they have a faithful following, including writer Walter Marsh, who published a book about media mogul Rupert Murdoch 's youth called Young Rupert . Hindley Street Music Hall, a large live music venue, opened in August 2022, after the site of the HQ nightclub complex
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2772-526: The oldest municipal body in Australia, was held in Hindley Street on 4 November 1840. The first stone church in South Australia was built in Hindley Street. On 21 April 1856, the Port Adelaide Railway was officially opened and thus took most of the traffic away from Hindley Street. This shaped Adelaide's changing geography, leading to the formation of what it is today–the suburbs away to
2838-449: The pedestrian strip. The mall is a dry zone as well as a smoke-free zone. In 1995−96, the mall received its first major upgrade. The upgrade saw most of the mall's fixtures replaced and the erection of permanent market stalls down the centre of the mall. The market stalls were later demolished as part of a 2013 redevelopment. There were also some escalators in the middle of the Rundle mall in
2904-470: The photographs – quaint and laughable – of old George Coppin, the first lessee... when it was built in 1839 is to recall a good comedian of the early years". On 20 September 1855, an episode of violence erupted on Hindley Street. It was during the Legislative Council election , which saw a mob attempting to interfere with the voting at West Adelaide. Later that same day a much larger riot developed in
2970-552: The same place, after the election was closed. At that time the colony of South Australia was ruled by a governor appointed by the British Government, and the elections were a move towards self-government for the colony. A new brewery was built on Town Acre 66 on the south side of Hindley Street, midway between Morphett Street and West Terrace , in 1859, known as the West End Brewery . The highly successful brewery
3036-669: The shop to Jason Lake and Katherine Woehlert, who had been working there for some time. At the time, the Rudd government was offering stimulus packages; however the GFC occurred the following year, causing losses. Later, online bookselling and Amazon offered serious competition, along with book superstores such as Borders in Rundle Mall (which closed in mid-2011). Imprints ran the Adelaide Writers' Week book tent for ten years from 2011, under
3102-564: The site in 1868). On 19 October 1896 the first public moving picture demonstration in South Australia was hosted by Wybert Reeve at the Theatre Royal. (By the following evening the cinématographe Lumière had been moved to a more suitable venue at the Beehive Corner ). The building was demolished in 1962 and a carpark built on the site by department store Miller Anderson & Co. , an Adelaide department store. The Grand Coffee Palace
3168-490: The street drove the Adelaide City Council to introduce a 3am lockout, in which all business (predominantly nightclubs) must refuse entry after 3am. Hindley Street located in the north-west quarter of the centre of Adelaide . It runs between King William Street and West Terrace . Two pedestrianised streets which run between Hindley and Currie Streets are notable for their historical value, restaurants, bars, and specialist shops: Leigh Street and Peel Street. In
3234-527: The strip. It was by this time Adelaide's unofficial "nightlife" street, and had also acquired a somewhat seedy reputation. In 1982, West End Brewery moved to Thebarton and the building was demolished. In the 1990s, it gained a reputation for being Adelaide's red light district . In the early 2000s, the street experienced somewhat of a decline, with several shops closing and left vacant or boarded up, and consequent lack of daytime foot traffic. Late-night alcohol-fuelled violence and drunken behaviour along
3300-525: The theatre at the time. The theatre demolished to make way for the State Theatre in 1957, which closed in May 1977. The Metro Theatre was one of Adelaide's earliest cinemas, and a noted example of Art Deco architecture , was designed by American theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb in association with local architect F. Kenneth Milne . Built on the site of Conrad's butcher shop on the northeast corner of Victoria Street, it opened on 6 October 1939,
3366-521: The theatre underwent refurbishment in Art Deco style, its name was changed to Mayfair Theatre. Having been acquired by British Cinemas Ltd, on its opening night, Good Friday (30 March) 1934, the programme was announced as "British Films for British People". The then Lord Mayor, Jonathan Cain , was present at the opening night. In 1953, it once again underwent renovations, with a new 40-foot (12 m) wide screen, allowing major films to be shown, and it
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#17328519560503432-523: The theatre, which was still under lease until 1956 by Hoyts . The theatre closed on 12 February 1959. However it was given a new lease of life by Celebrity Theatres Ltd (who ran the Majestic Theatre ), who leased it, installed CinemaScope and VistaVision equipment, and reopened it on 15 May 1959. From 1960 the Rex started screening foreign films, and then new releases from MGM while their Metro Theatre
3498-484: The western part of Rundle Street to create Rundle Mall, due to extreme congestion caused by traffic and the increasing number of pedestrians. Ian Hannaford , a former footballer who played in three premierships for the Port Adelaide Magpies , was the architect responsible for the design of the mall. It opened on 1 September 1976. Other than police and other government vehicles, drivers need permission to drive on
3564-575: Was being lauded well before construction, and on the invitation-only event on the night before its official opening night on Friday 5 September 1913, "every seat was occupied by the audience, which went into raptures over the fine appointments of the theatre and the pictures which were shown". The main feature was The Crossing Policeman . The theatre was later extensively remodelled as the Civic Theatre in 1932, sold to S.A. Theatres in 1939, who sold it in August to Greater Union , who were leasing
3630-529: Was built in 1891. Rebuilt in 1907, it later became the Plaza Hotel. " Coffee palaces " were a type of residential hotel, that provided family-style meals as well as accommodation, but without liquor licences . In 1903, the Austral Stores, a complex of 12 shops, large warehouse and residential accommodation, was built to the designs of noted local architect Albert Selmar Conrad at 104-120 Hindley Street. It
3696-429: Was closed in 1991 and demolished in 2005, with an apartment building built on the site. As of 2022 a KFC outlet occupies the ground floor, with student accommodation above it. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Hindley Street became known for its diversity: coffee lounges, restaurants, pubs, ice and roller skating rinks, late-night chemist, theatres, cinemas, "alternative" bookshops and retail outlets were available along
3762-475: Was designed, reopening as the Pavilion Theatre on 22 June 1912, which became known as "the Pav", reflecting the sign over its entrance. Unusually for its time, the cinema ran films continuously from 11am to 11pm, with audience members allowed to sit for as long as they liked for the price of three pence for a seat in the stalls, or six pence for a seat in the dress circle . It also ran a child-minding service, with "special lady attendants" who looked after children in
3828-581: Was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register in 1983 as "an excellent example of Edwardian free style ". Its facade is "one of the best examples of the architecture of the Federation period in Adelaide and in South Australia". In 1908 alterations were made, including the addition of a large dining room, and became Grant's Coffee Palace, later West's Coffee Palace. The building remains to this day. In December 1908, West's Olympia
3894-458: Was manufactured in England by Andrew Handyside and Company . There are several items of modern sculpture in the mall. The best-known is the 4-metre (13 ft) tall The Spheres by Bert Flugelman ; two large stainless steel spheres with a diameter of 2.15 metres (7 ft 1 in) balanced one on top of the other (commonly referred to as the "Mall's Balls", or sometimes Bert's Balls ). This
3960-467: Was named in honour of British politician Charles Hindley . The doings of the population of Adelaide were directly connected to the street, and when the city was first developed after the colonisation of South Australia in 1836, permission was given to cut down trees in favour of constructing buildings and paving streets–the west end of Hindley Street being one of the first locations to receive such development. The first newspaper in South Australia
4026-457: Was only allowed to be sold in plastic to persons over 18. Restrictions on people's movements during the COVID-19 pandemic caused business in Adelaide's CBD to decline from mid-2020. In December 2021, Woehlert was diagnosed with breast cancer , just as they were preparing for the 2022 Writers Week. They managed that one, but found that they were running out of energy to run the shop, and put it on
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#17328519560504092-514: Was printed in premises on Hindley Street, in June 1837. For many years, the street was the centre of trade and finance for Adelaide, and it was expected to hold that position as time passed. This was because Adelaide was a very young city at the time, with the majority of settlers coming from the west with the water sourced from the River Torrens . Immigrants who landed at Port Adelaide would travel to
4158-402: Was renamed to Sturt Theatre, then owned by Greater Union . The cinema closed in 1976, and underwent conversion into offices, with only the facade remaining of the original building. The building is at 21–23 Rundle Mall. The Regent Theatre, located at 101–107 Rundle Street/Mall, was designed by Cedric Ballantyne of Melbourne, in partnership with Adelaide architects English and Soward ,
4224-564: Was showing Ben Hur for 27 weeks. The cinema finally closed on 29 July 1961 and the contents auctioned, before the building was demolished. The Cox-Foys store was extended westwards towards Adelaide Arcade , and continued to operate until 1977. The site was rebuilt to accommodate Kmart in the 2010s, which has office space above it. Alfred Drake, owner of the Norfolk Arms Hotel, built the Grand Picture Theatre (also known as
4290-426: Was still a university student, but six months later bought into the business. From 1984 until 2003 Mackie was director and co-proprietor (with Gayle Miller ), of Imprints. It moved to its current (as of March 2024 ) location no. 107 Hindley Street in 1999, around the time that many arts organisations were moving into the vicinity, including Adelaide Festival offices above the shop. In 2007, Mackie and Miller sold
4356-474: Was taken over by the South Australian Brewing, Malting, Wine and Spirit Company , an amalgamation of three brewers, in 1888. In August 1863, Leopold Conrad opened his butcher's shop at 88-90 Hindley Street, on the corner of Victoria Street, where it operated for decades. By 1899, the building had been enlarged, with a second storey and ornamental lacework on the upstairs verandah, which included
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