Victoria Theatre
LAST evening the grand play of "Richelieu" was repeated at the above theatre to a delighted audience, Mr. W. Dillon sustaining the title role, supported by Miss Edith…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1878
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Victoria Theatre
THE performances last evening consisted of the highly pathetic drama of "Belphegor, the Mountebank," in which Mr. William Dillon sustained the part of Belphegor with…
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SHAKESPEARE'S "Richard the Third" was repeated, last night, at the Victoria Theatre, Mr. Dillon sustaining the principal character, with the some cast as on Saturday night…
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"THE Lady of Lyons" was placed upon the stage last night, and we may safely say that this grand conception of the celebrated author, Lord Lytton, was most satisfactorily…
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THERE was a very fair house last evening to witness the play of "Belphegor, the Mountebank," which we have no hesitation in pronouncing as one of Mr. Dillon's best…
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LAST evening the Protestant Hall, Newcastle was crammed from floor to ceiling by an enthusiastic audience, in response to an advertisement announcing that a grand…
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THE concert on Tuesday evening in connection with the above, without doubt excelled all previous ones. The lady singers, Mrs. Cooper and Miss J. H. Morris sang in…
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THE efforts of the management to provide an attractive evening's amusement were amply evidenced on Saturday night, when the "Devil in Paris" and "Black-eyed…
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DOUBTLESS owing to the very inclement state of the weather last evening, the above place of amusement was but tolerably filled, to witness a repetition of the romantic drama,…
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WE have received two letters, signed "A Musician" and "No Critic," complaining of the injustice of the remarks upon the above concert made by the Pilot, in its issue of…
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AT the above theatre last evening, the sublime tragedy of "Maebeth" was produced, the Thane of Cawdor being represented by Mr. William C. Dillon, and it is…
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OUR readers will be gratified to hear that the concert given in the Protestant Hall on Thursday evening last by the Newcastle Amateur Dramatic Combination Co., has been…
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LAST evening, by desire, the favorite melodrama of "Black Eyed Susan" was repeated, Mr. Dillon sustaining the character of William, Miss E. Pender the title role, and Mr…
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IN spite of the very unpropitious state of the weather last evening, the house contained the largest audience that it has held for some time, the occasion…
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THE entertainment, last evening, consisted of a repetition of the previous evening's performance. To-night, the highly-exciting drama of the "Ticket-of-Leave Man" will be…
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CONSIDERING the stormy and wet state of the weather on Saturday night, there was a very good attendance at the theatre to witness the production of " The Ticket-of -Leave-Man,"…
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THE performance last night consisted of the tragedy of "Macbeth" (reproduced by special desire), Mr. Dillon sustaining the title role and Miss Edith Pender the character…
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THE nearness of the Christmas holiday must have doubtless been the cause of rather a slack house last night, but the drama of "The Ticket-of-Leave Man" was played…
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THE entertainments last evening were in aid of the funds for the Sydney Seamen's Strike, and we were happy to see an improvement in the attendance. The play chosen was…
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TO-NIGHT, an entirely new and interesting drama, entitled "The Female Gambler; or, The Thieves of Paris," is to be produced, being the last occasion on which Mr. Dillon…
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