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Venue	Royal Victoria Theatre (1839-1841)
Other Names	Adelphi Theatre (1841)
Address	Town Acre 6, North Terrace Adelaide SA 5000 Australia
First Date	23 November 1839
Last Date	1841
Notes	The first theatre to open in Adelaide was the Theatre Royal in 1838, on the first floor of the Adelaide Tavern in Franklin Street just two years after the colony was founded. On 23 November 1839, Samson Cameron, an actor and theatre company manager, opened the Royal Victoria Theatre on North Terrace near Morphett Street in a converted warehouse. This became the Adelphi in 1841. Town acre 6 is now 55 North Terrace.
Related Venues	Also known as Adelphi Theatre (1841)
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Latitude \| Longitude	-34.922152 \| 138.590879
Radius	100 metres
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 The King and the Comedian / The Ringdoves, 29 January 1840 The Spitfire/The Female Sentinel/A Day After the Wedding, 24 December 1839 A Day After the Wedding/ The Cateran's Son, 21 December 1839 The Cateran's Son/The Deadshot, 18 December 1839 The Wonder! / Bachelor's Buttons, 12 December 1839 Bachelors Buttons / Rob Roy, 5 December 1839 Rob Roy / The Dead Shot, 5 December 1839 The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839
	Samson Cameron - Actor, Actor-Manager, Producer Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 The King and the Comedian / The Ringdoves, 29 January 1840 The Wonder! / Bachelor's Buttons, 12 December 1839 Rob Roy / The Dead Shot, 5 December 1839 Bachelors Buttons / Rob Roy, 5 December 1839 The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 Bonnar - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Rob Roy / The Dead Shot, 5 December 1839 Bachelors Buttons / Rob Roy, 5 December 1839 The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 Cordelia Cameron - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 The Wonder! / Bachelor's Buttons, 12 December 1839 Bachelors Buttons / Rob Roy, 5 December 1839 Rob Roy / The Dead Shot, 5 December 1839 Parnell - Actor The Wonder! / Bachelor's Buttons, 12 December 1839 Bachelors Buttons / Rob Roy, 5 December 1839 Rob Roy / The Dead Shot, 5 December 1839 The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 George Buckingham - Actor, Stage Manager Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 Rob Roy / The Dead Shot, 5 December 1839 Bachelors Buttons / Rob Roy, 5 December 1839 Coombes - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 The Wonder! / Bachelor's Buttons, 12 December 1839 The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 William Easther - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 Bankhead - Actor The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 Bruce - Actor The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 Fenton - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 Good - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 Michael Kelly - Composer Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 Levey - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 Mansfield - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 Taylor - Actor The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 August von Kotzebue - Playwright The Stranger / The Dead Shot, 30 November 1839 The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 East - Mechanist Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 Emery - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Gates - Actor The Wonder! / Bachelor's Buttons, 12 December 1839 Langcake - Scenic Artist Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 Lee - Conductor Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840 Thomas Lewis - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Opie - Scenic Artist Bachelors Buttons / Rob Roy, 5 December 1839 Rainsford - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Rainsford - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Charles Selby - Playwright The King and the Comedian / The Ringdoves, 29 January 1840 William Shakespeare - Playwright The Stranger / Othello (Act III) / Is He Jealous, 25 November 1839 Smith - Actor Mrs. Mansfield's Benefit: The Whistler, or, The Fate of the Lily of St. Leonards / One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon, 1 April 1840 Stephen Storace - Composer Bukingham's Night: One O'Clock, or, The Wood Demon / No Song, No Supper, 30 March 1840
Resources	Advertisement: Royal Victoria Theatre, The South Australian Register, 23 November 1839, 1
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	17766

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