About
Active Period
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Genre
Music — Western Classical
Subgenre
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Geographic Location
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Nanto Hotel during the Japanese Occupation (1942–45)
About
No description recorded.
Venue Location
No. 1-2 Coleman StreetSingapore (Lat 1.291185, Lng 103.848636)
Dates
Construction Date
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Completion Date
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Opening Date
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Closing Date
1973
First Used For Performances
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Last Used for Performances
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Destruction Date
1973
Associated Performance(s)
| Performance Name | Performer | Production | Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Orchestral Concert – 1923 – Adelphi Hotel | |||
| Special Dance Music – 1923 – Adelphi Hotel |
Arnold Quartette (Troupe)
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Media
“Adelphi Hotel Singapore”, Public domain, via Leiden University Libraries. http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:854628
Sources
- The Straits Times, 1 April 1990, p. 2. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19900401.2.48.3.
Contributor
Last Updated on:
February 25, 2026 at 10:27 am
Contributors:
Charleston Chan
To Cite:
, and Chan, CharlestonCharleston Chan.
2026. “Adelphi Hotel (No. 1-2 Coleman Street)“. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
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