58-566: (Redirected from Regent Theater ) 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 ,
116-412: A "lantern" for the city to use as a dynamic cultural canvas. There has been controversy about crediting artists that have contributed to the lantern. The Lantern is completely solar-powered and carbon neutral , and there is a webcam via which anyone can view the changing digital art at night, or what it looks like at any time of day. More than 16 million colours can be projected onto the surfaces of
174-542: 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
232-666: 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
290-576: 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 ,
348-576: A major venue for live music in the 1980s and 1990s. It became the first pub in South Australia to have Coopers beer on tap , and later underwent an extensive restoration in 2020. Grundy's Shoes has been in the shoe trade in the East End since 1868, first operating as Judd Shoes, a cobbler , and continuing as a family business which later imported and sold shoes. The Rundle Street store (built 1896) first traded as H. Grundy and Co making it
406-410: A multi-level car park, an open, austere structure of concrete slabs and iron railings. In September 1976, a Victorian man, Michael O'Connor, entered Hambly Clark's gun shop (now closed) at 182 Rundle Street, between Pulteney Street and Synagogue Place, and stole two shotguns which he loaded with his own ammunition. He then began shooting indiscriminately. After a lengthy confrontation he was shot by
464-527: 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
522-487: 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
580-579: A police sniper and taken to the nearby Royal Adelaide Hospital but was declared dead on arrival. The Garden East apartments were built during the 1990s as part of the redevelopment of old warehouse and office buildings in the East End. "Building D" was designed by Woods Bagot around 1999. The Palace Nova Eastend , a cinema complex which has hosted the Adelaide Film Festival , as well as continuing to host series of other annual film festivals created by other organisations, such as
638-440: 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
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#1732787945262696-456: A survey of the whole group was undertaken. The signage is still retained today. The hotel on the corner of Bent Street was opened as Cohen's Family Hotel, in 1898 being renamed to the Astral. The Austral Hotel, which was heritage-listed on 5 April 1984, was held by licensees William and Edith Garrett in 1929. It became known for its illegal betting in the 1950s, undergoing a transformation as
754-682: A year of Reid and his family having been in England for several years. The accommodation behind the Austral and the four adjoining shops remain representative of 19th-century terrace development, with large bluestone walls along with brickwork . The facade of the Malcolm Reid Emporium, occupying nos. 187-195, was heritage-listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 5 June 1986, after
812-572: 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
870-414: 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
928-596: 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 Rundle Street Rundle Street , often referred to as "Rundle Street East" as distinct from Rundle Mall , is a street in the East End of the city centre of Adelaide , the capital of South Australia . It runs from Pulteney Street to East Terrace , where it becomes Rundle Road through
986-559: 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
1044-561: Is one of the narrower streets of the Adelaide grid, at 1 chain (66 ft; 20 m) wide. A separate Rundle Street continues from Rundle Road through Kent Town . The western extent of Rundle Street, which originally ran to King William Street , was closed in 1972 to form the pedestrian street of Rundle Mall. The street was named after John Rundle , a director of the South Australian Company and member of
1102-460: Is part of a group at no. 187-207 originally built for the South Australian Company in the early 1880s. The company commissioned architect William McMinn to design a set of buildings in stages from east to west. The first building, comprising 14 shops and a hotel to provide accommodation in the three storeys above, were completed in January 1880. The section later occupied by Malcolm Reid & Co.
1160-597: The Alliance Française 's French Film Festival, along with regular screenings of other films in their 12 cinemas, including the Eximax, the largest screen in Adelaide. Radio station Fresh 92.7 has its studios and office adjacent to Palace Nova Eastend. There are many high-end fashion retailers in Rundle Street. Among these is Miss Gladys Sym Choon, owned by a company which retained the name of one of
1218-537: The British House of Commons , by the Street Naming Committee on 23 May 1837. It was installed with the first electric street lighting in South Australia in 1895 at the former intersection of Rundle, King William and Hindley streets. The Malcolm Reid & Co. Ltd building at no. 187-207 was extensively refurbished in 1909. (See below for further details.) A tramline ran through
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#17327879452621276-503: The East Park Lands . The street is close to Adelaide Botanic Gardens , Rundle Park , Rymill Park , Hindmarsh Square and North Terrace . The street contains numerous cafés, restaurants, shops, cinemas, clubs , and hotels . It is one of Adelaide's most popular streets for cafés and fashion. Most of the street has a heritage façade, but has been redeveloped for modern use, with some buildings converted to residences, such as
1334-608: 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
1392-615: 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
1450-468: 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 ",
1508-709: The Sym Choon family 's businesses, in existence since the 1920s, when they bought the business in 1985. Pubs in Rundle Street include the Exeter Hotel ; The Austral ; The Elephant British Pub (in Cinema Place, near the Palace Nova); The Stag Public House (at the junction with East Terrace); and the Belgian Beer Cafe (on Ebenezer Place). The Malcolm Reid & Co. Ltd building
1566-699: 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
1624-489: 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
1682-521: The Council in early 2007. A minimal design called the Rundle Lantern – a 748-panel LED lighting display wrapping around the façade of the Rundle Street carpark, Upark, – was eventually selected, with the Council deciding that video screens were inappropriate for the location. The Rundle Lantern was designed and developed by a local company, Fusion, with the design strategy focused on creating
1740-579: The East End Markets. Bent Street and Union Street run through to Grenfell Street on the southern side, Ebenezer Place runs south leading to a pedestrianised precinct and turns westwards into Union Street, while the cul de sac Synagogue Place, and pedestrianised Vaughan Place (next to the Exeter and leading to The Elephant and Palace Nova ) run off the northern side. The street is two-lane, with parking on both sides plus bicycle lanes . It
1798-566: 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
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1856-468: 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
1914-601: 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
1972-526: 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
2030-413: 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
2088-439: The building, formerly used as a warehouse by Charles Segar, was extensively refurbished in 1909, to create a continuous frontage and almost complete reconstruction of the rear. As part of the renovation, a large basement was excavated, measuring 66 ft (20 m) by 120 ft (37 m), and the total accommodation doubled, according to The Advertiser of 14 September 1909. The expansion and opening took place within around
2146-603: The business in 1921. It continued to perform strongly through a downturn in the industry in 2019. In late 2006, the Adelaide City Council proposed to transform Rundle Street's western approach, the Pulteney Street-Rundle Mall junction, into a Piccadilly Circus or Times Square -type meeting place at a cost of around $ 1.5 million. The proposal, based on ideas expressed in mid-2005 for neon billboards and video screens, included an initial nine design concepts, which were narrowed to two for consideration by
2204-470: 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
2262-579: 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
2320-531: 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
2378-459: 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
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2436-496: 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
2494-483: 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,
2552-423: 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
2610-465: The longest continuous trader in the street. The company expanded to include Grundy's and Barlows shoe stores across greater Adelaide and Victor Harbor . In March 2018, the store celebrated 150 years in operation by a ceremonial transportation of goods by horse and cart from their Glenelg store to their Rundle Street store. As of 2023 Grundy's is owned by the Judd and Whittenbury families, who bought
2668-497: 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
2726-453: 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
2784-510: The section occupied by Malcolm Reid were later painted. The group bordered Foy & Gibson's to the west, with Malcolm Reid opening next door in September 1909. At this time, number 195 Rundle Street was occupied by W. Storrie and Company , "Importers of British & Foreign Merchandise", with F. Weller & Son leather shop next door. Malcolm Reid premises are located between Wellers shop and Foy and Gibson. By 1929, Both Storrie and Weller had gone. Storrie closed in 1916. This part of
2842-492: The street in the early 20th century. The Grand Central Hotel was a magnificent heritage building which was located on the corner of Rundle Street and Pulteney Street, a six-storey Victorian-style building opened in 1911. It was later concerted into a Foy & Gibson retail store, designed to complement their adjacent furniture emporium adjacent. The building was demolished in 1975 and the Rundle Street UPark
2900-526: 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
2958-534: 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
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#17327879452623016-493: 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
3074-525: Was built there. The Grand Central in its turn replaced the elegant and exclusive two-storey York Hotel , but despite some high-profile guests (the Prince of Wales in 1920, Arthur Conan Doyle in 1922), it never prospered, and around 1925 was absorbed into the emporium. The building was sold to the Electricity Trust for showrooms and offices, then in 1975–1976 was demolished to make way for
3132-461: Was completed last, around 1883. The completed group occupies almost two town acres , and is unusual in Adelaide in South Australia on account of its extent. The group is solidly constructed, made of sandstone with stucco decoration. The original composition was altered slightly by chamfering the corner with Bent Street, and adding a tiered balcony to the hotel (the Austral), and the hotel and
3190-475: 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
3248-408: 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
3306-402: 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 ,
3364-581: 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
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