Adelphi Cinema
49 Middle Abbey Street,
Dublin
DO1 Y6W3
49 Middle Abbey Street,
Dublin
DO1 Y6W3
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Tripled on October 8, 1970.
John Joseph Higginbotham supervised construction as Dublin Corporation’s Surveyor of Places of Public Resort.
“A short chapter in Dublin’s musical history will be commemorated on Wednesday when a plaque marking The Beatles' first, and only, appearance in Ireland is unveiled at Arnotts. The band played two shows at what was then the Adelphi Cinema, Middle Abbey Street, on November 7th, 1963” https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/when-the-beatles-played-dublin-and-sparked-a-riot-at-arnotts-1.3679598
Adelphi One cinema was fantastic theatre – as they had a top quality 70mm projector and great sound system. Original POLTERGEIST was a stunning experience. Sadly 70mm projector was sold in late 1980’s – so films looked “lost” when shown on giant screen.
Could anybody know where you could find a list of performers and dates that played the Adelphi, please?
A vintage photograph of the Adelphi Cinema in June 1961:
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Sad photo of the facade in 2005 here:-
http://flickr.com/photos/12494104@N00/340813926/