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 15 Collections and/or Records:
'Beggar's Petition' or 'A Father's Love and a Mother's Care'; 'The Soldiers Daughter' Playbill, 1855
Performed on Friday 5 March 1855 at Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
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.
'Hunchback'; 'Star of the Rhine'; 'Queen Mary of Scots' or 'The Escape from Lochleven' Playbill, 1855
Performed on Friday 16 March 1855 at Royal Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
Introduction to the Collection, c1832 - 1859
Manuscript introduction to the collection and the collectors John Dungworth Hudson and John Hudson.
'Lady of Lyons' or 'Love and Pride'; 'Irish Tutor'; 'Stranger' or 'Misanthropy and Repentance'; 'Happy Man' Playbill, 1856
'Lady of Lyons' and 'Irish Tutor' performed on Monday 28 April 1856 and 'Stranger'and 'Happy Man' performed on Tuesday 29 April 1856 at Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
'Lamplighter' or 'The Guiding Star of Virtue'; 'Sea of Ice' or 'The Prayer of the Wrecked'; 'The Wild Flower of Mexico'; 'Lancers!' or 'The Gentleman's Son'; 'Dumb Man of Manchester' Playbill, 1857
'Lamplighter' and 'Sea of Ice' performed on Tuesday 27 January and Thursday 29 January 1857. 'Lancers!' and 'Dumb Man of Manchester' performed on Wednesday 28 January 1857 at Theatre Royal Adelphi, Sheffield.
'Money!'; 'Peter Wilkins!' or 'The Flying Indians' Playbill, 1856
Performed on Friday 21 November 1856 at Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
'Pauline' or 'The Three Murderers of De Burcy'; 'Jane Brightwell' or 'The Beggar's Petition'; 'Land Sharks & Sea Sharks' Playbill, 1859
Performed on Saturday date unknown at Royal Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
'Poachers and Petticoats!!'; 'The King's Gardener'; 'The Railway Station!!' Playbill, 1859
'Poachers and Petticoats!!' and 'King's Gardener' performed on Thursday 17 February 1859 and 'The Railway Station' performed on Friday 18 February 1859 at Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
'Re-opening of the Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.' Playbill, 1854
Performed on Saturday 9 September 1854 at the Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
'Richard III' or 'The Battle of Bosworth Field'; 'The Bottle Imp'; Castle Spectre' or The Haunted Oratory'; 'Bathing;' Playbill, 1848
'Richard III' and 'The Bottle Imp' performed on Monday 10 July 1848. 'Castle Spectre' and 'Bathing' performed on Tuesday 11 July 1848 at Royal Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
'Richelieu' or 'The Conspiracy'; 'Honeymoon' or 'How To Rule A Wife' Playbill, 1855
Performed on Thursday 11 October 1855 at Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
'The Mutiny at the Nore'; 'The Egyptian!'; 'Brigand's Attack' Playbill, 1858
Performed on Monday 5 December and Tuesday 6 December 1858 at Royal Adelphi, Sheffield.
'The Sicilian Pirate'; 'Mischief Making'; 'Maurice! The Woodcutter'; 'John Overy' or 'The Miser of Southwark Ferry'; 'Family Jabs'; 'Orphan & The Advocate' Playbill, 1856
'The Sicilian Pirate'; 'Mischief Making' and ' Maurice! The Woodcutter' performed on Wednesday 9 April 1856. 'John Overy'; 'Family Jabs' and 'Orphan & The Advocate' performed on Thursday 10 April 1856 at Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.
'Thirteenth Chime' or 'The Monk, the Mask and the Murderer'; 'Mysteries of Paris' or 'The Orphan Street Singer' Playbill, 1859
Performed on Monday 1 April 1859 at Adelphi Theatre, Sheffield.