Making Them Dance
A CORRESPONDENT sends us the following amusing anecdote of Prince Bismarck:—One day, while the Prince was waiting in the…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1897
59 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 3
The Concert
Although the rain came on at about a quarter to eight it did not prevent in the [?]lightest degree, the people from assembling at the Town Hall…
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THE orchestra was just breaking into the fourth waltz, one of Strauss's, when she entered the theatre. As usual in the early part of the evening, the…
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MISS LOIE FULLER, the inventor of serpentine skirt dancing, we are told, uses one dress that has no less than 540 yards of stuff in it, and the stage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Sydney Letter. the Palace Theatre
Very judiously Mr George Adams has resolved to let bis magnificent new Palace Theatre. He bee enough on his hands without venturing into…
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A RECENT chat the writer had with a supernumerary of a London theatre elicited the following details:— "The life of a 'Super' is not nearly so…
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A MEETING of the ladies of Glen Innes took place at the Court House on Monday afternoon, to make arrangements for the forthcoming Hospital ball. There were in…
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A TELEGRAM in a Hongkong paper, dated Foo- cbow, 12th December, says On Thursday evening a theatrical performance was held for the first time in a Temple at Kwang Tow, and…
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A TELEGRAM in a Hongkong paper, dated Foochow, 12th December, says:—One Thursday evening a theatrical performance was held for…
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MANY a delicately tinted painting is placed so near the ceiling that its beauty and value are lost. It is really "skied" like a worthless daub…
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A scene of an extraordinary character was witnessed at the Shire Hall, Chelmsford on the occasion of the county ball. A local preacher, whose zeal induced him, as be said, to obey the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence. Hospital Ball
To the Editors of the Armidule Express. GENTLEMEN,—You are aware that the ladies who so kindly managed the hospital ball have decided to alter the date, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cablegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Crete. Mr, Curzon's Opinions. Wanton War. International Law. Concert of Powers
Speaking at South Port, Mr. Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office, said that the blockade at Greece was merciful in the way of…
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"MADGE," the lady correspondent of Truth, (England) writes:—"Has the new dance, the 'Washington Post,' travelled yet to your rural solitudes?…
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THIS paragraph necessitates a jump front New South Wales to New York, and from the desk of a working journalist to the charmed circle occupied by the 'four hundred' of the commercial capital…
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The athletic sports, which took place on Easter Monday, were a great success in every way. Quite 400 people were present, and judging by their remarks, greatly appreciated the efforts of the…
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THE Turkish troops and the Greek forces are at the present juncture in conflict all along the frontier which was drawn in 1[?]31 to define the northern boundry of Greece. Stretching from the…
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A AUMBER of the leading theatrical managers in Paris have been interviewed on the wearing of hats by ladies in the orchestra stalls of theatres…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Complimentary Ball to Messrs. Johnstone and Covers
WITH a desire to express their regret at the departure of Messrs. Johnstone and Govers, manager and accountant of the now defunct Uralla branch of the A.J.S…
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IN my previous letter I omitted to refer to a very enjoyable evening which was recently spent at a ball held at the railway gates, near this place. It had been organised by the charitably disposed…
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