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Broken Hill & the Far West · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1889

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1889 · page 2

FRIEDMAN'S Variety Company were not met at the Theatre Royal last evening by a crowded house, but those present apparently enjoyed themselves to the full…

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Bijou Theatre

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1889 · page 2

THE All Star Minstrels will be strengthened to night by Miss Florrie H[?]zelwood, who has arrived under special engagement from Sydney. She is described as a…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1889 · page 2

THE Theatre Royal was moderately well attended Saturday night, when Friedman's Specialty Company provided a varied but excellent entertainment. The…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1889 · page 2

TH performance at the Theatre Royal last night was fair, but the attendance was almost nil: Under the circumstances. however, one could hardly expect the…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 3

THE Theatre Royal was accorded better patronage last evening, and the performance was in many respects more excellent than on the previous evening…

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The Bijou Theatre

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1889 · page 2

Owing to the expiry of the lease of the Bijou Theatre, and the inability of the late holder to arrange a renewal on satisfactory terms to himself, no performance…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1889 · page 2

A FAIR house attended at the performance of Friedman's Minstrels, at the Theatre Royal, last night. The first part of the performance and the concluding farce were…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1889 · page 2

THE Friedman Minstrels last evening afforded, amusement to another moderate audience in the Theatre Royal. The eccentricities of the corner men and…

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A National Orchestra. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1889 · page 3

£1628 has already been subscribed by the public for the purpose of establishing a national orchestra, the nucleus being Gowen's Exhibition orchestra…

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The National Orchestra. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 3

The subscriptions in aid of the National Orchestra now amount to £2220, while the guarantee fund now amounts to £4025. Sir William Robinson, the…

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Thackaringa's First Ball

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 2

THE first concert Thackaringa has seen was given in Hawson's Hall on the evening of St. Patrick's Day. It was somewhat of a drawback that no piano is in…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 2

A DRAMATIC company under the management of Mr. Travers Vale will present a drama, of the manager's composition, entitled "The Cannon's Mouth," in the…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1889 · page 2

PRINCIPALLY, no doubt, through a change in the means of enlisting popular support, the management of the Travers-Vale Dramatic Company succeeded in attracting…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 3

THERE was only a moderate attendance at the Theatre Royal last night, and "The Spider's Web" cannot be said to have improved in public favor. Appreciating…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 April 1889 · page 2

THE Travers-Vale Company, without the assistance of Miss Kate Alma, performed. "The Cannon's Mouth" at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening. The…

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Panic in a Theatre. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 April 1889 · page 3

At the Theatre Royal on Saturday, during the play of "World," someone lit a red fusee, and the lights being low at the time, the glare frightened the audience,…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 April 1889 · page 2

WITH a spirit highly commendable, the management of the Travers-vale Dramatic Company determined not to give a performance last evening, lest by so doing…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 2

MR. TRAVERS-VALE'S drama, "The Artist " was produced for the first time at the Theatre Royal last hight. In consequence of the unpleasant weather, the…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 April 1889 · page 2

THE Travers-Vale Company gave a representation of the sensational drama, entitled "The Artist," at the Theatre Royal, yesterday evening. It may have been…

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Theatre Royal

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 2

THERE was a much better attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening than on the occasion of the previous performance of Mr. Travers-Vale's drama, "The…

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