David Prince Miller

David Prince Miller (1809–1873) was a Scottish showman and magician who founded several Adelphi Theatres in at least Glasgow, Coatbridge and Dumbarton.

Although Miller only charged one penny for entrance, he netted £70 during the fair (the equivalent of £7,500 in 2020) and was able to reinvest this money in his travelling show which he took to Stirling, Cupar, Dundee, Perth, Kirkcaldy, St Andrews and Dunfermline.

[5] In 1845, he is listed as "Manager of the Adelphi Theatre", living at 4 Steel Street, close to Glasgow Green.

A false alarm in the theatre caused a panic in which an 18-year-old boy received fatal injuries.

[9] In 1863, in partnership with a Walter Edwin, he built an Adelphi Theatre in Coatbridge, holding an audience of 1,500.