WMA Theatre 11 Nile Street, Port Adelaide, SA - 1926
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WMA Theatre 11 Nile Street, Port Adelaide, SA - 1926
The foyer had an island-style ticket box
The foyer had an island-style ticket box, a decorative Wunderlich ceiling and murals on the walls. Wooden steps led into the theatre which was plain with some lattice work on the ceilings and murals along the walls, with seating up for possibly 1500 people over two levels. The exterior of the building appears to be much as it is today. With some decorative flourishes to the second-story round stained glass windows which feature the initials of the WMA.
It is a very handsome building. The exterior that we see today is very different from the original that was proposed by W T Matthews a Port Adelaide-based architect, but the floor plan remained much as proposed (Grieve Gillett 2004, p. 18). Although the masterplan does question who did actually design the hall and mentions that it is nearly identical to the Capitol Theatre in Peterborough which had been designed by Chris A Smith. (Grieve Gillett 2004.
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