The Adlephi had a stage with dressing rooms and when film wasn't on offer, plays and musicals could be performed. (Bingo was also played in the 50's).
Modern for its time: The Adelphi
The owner was Mr Labor Dennis who used to greet people in the foyer whilst puffing on a pipe. A much loved and respected chap in the town at the time. And boy did the people flock for the movies! They came from all over, from Llanelli to Kidwelly, in fact all over the Gwendraeth Valley. Such was the lure of live/recored entertainment before the war.
I would like to write that this happy place enjoyed many years of success but alas it was not to be. The good times only lasted 22 years, and in May 1959 the cinema closed its doors for the final time. The building was knocked down during the years of 1972 and 1973, which is why I don't remember it at all. (I was born in 1971).
The site where it once stood is now a car park used for shoppers and visitors to Burry Port.
