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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1877

112 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 6

Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1877 · page 2

THE production of "Hamlet" at the Victoria Theatre last evening attracted a very fair audience. The dress circle, however, was not so well filled as on previous occasions. The…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1877 · page 2

As was anticipated, the production of "East Lynne" at the Victoria Theatre last evening drew a large house, the dress circle being well filled. Mrs. F. M. Bet's sustained the…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 May 1877 · page 2

THE character of Elizabeth, Queen of England certainly tends to bring more prominently forward the high dramatic talent possessed by Mrs. Bates than any other…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 5

LAST evening notwithstanding the unsettled [?]xe of the weather, there was a crowded [?]d aristocratic audience to Witness the performance romances of "School," for the benefit of that…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1877 · page 2

THE was a very good house at the theatre on Saturday night last, when the "Octoroon," was produced Mrs. F. M. Bates sustained the character of Zoe the octoroon girl, with…

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Sporting Intelligence Wallsend Band Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1877 · page 2

THE Wallsend Brass Band (determined to keep up the reputation of their town in the manly sports of footracing, &c.) have issued a programme, which is worthy of the…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 2

THE "Lady of Lyons" was produced at the above favourite place of amusement last evening, and was fairly successful. The play is always attractive, and contains,…

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Sporting Intelligence Wallsend Band Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1877 · page 2

THE athletic sports, under the auspices of the Wallsend Brass Band, which were originally fixed for Queen's Birthday, but were postponed in consequence of such…

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Wallsend Band Athletic Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 June 1877 · page 2

THESE sports were held on Saturday, on the Wallsend Athletic Club's ground. The attendance in the early part of the day was rather small, but in the afternoon…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1877 · page 2

To-NIGHT, this theatre will be opened with an entertainment quite new to a Newcastle audience. We have lately had a surfeit of what may be termed sight shows, and we are…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1877 · page 2

THE Victoria Theatre, last night, was well filled to witness the first performance of the Hart and Searell troupe, a compliment which was fully justified. To fully criticise the performance would be almost an…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1877 · page 2

THERE was an excellent house at the Victoria Theatre last evening, on the second appearance of Mr. and Mrs. Hart, Miss Russell la petite Louise, and Mr. L. Searell. The…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1877 · page 2

LAST Saturday evening Mademoiselle Franzini, assisted by her talented company, made her first appearance before a Newcastle audience. The house was…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1877 · page 2

THE Barlow, Franzini, and Onzalo Troops succeeded in drawing another very good house at the Victoria theatre last evening, and from the hearty bursts of applause which…

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"Gwine For To Jine The Band."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1877 · page 2

THE other night at Fayettevillea gentleman was greatly disturbed by a dismal howling in his kitchen which he at first supposed was the sad refrain…

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Concert at the Asylum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1877 · page 2

LAST Thursday evening, one of those really pleasant entertainments, inaugurated through the forethought of Mr. Cane, for the amusement of the imbeciles, took place at the asylum. There was a large…

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Concert at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1877 · page 4

THE concert and literary entertainment, at the public school last (Friday) evening, was a grand success, both in point of members and performance. The school children acquitted themselves excellently,…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 2

ON last Thursday evening, the concert (so long looked forward to) in aid of the School of Arts, took place at the Victoria Theatre. The upper part of the house was…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 July 1877 · page 2

MESSRS. HART AND SEARELL'S COMPANY.—On Saturday evening last this [?]ular company opened a season which only extend four nights, at the Victoria [?]stre…

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Grand Concert at Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1877 · page 2

A GRAND concert was held in the Protestant Hall Plattisburg, on Monday evening, by the Lambton Choral Union and local amateurs. The proceeds were to be devoted to the funds of the Presbyterian Church,…

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