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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1885

199 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 10

Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1885 · page 2

LAST evening "Cottiers" People's Concerts, and Minstrel Combination" made their first of a three nights' appearance at the above place of amusement. The house was filled,…

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Cottier's People's Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1885 · page 4

COTTIER'S People's Concerts Company gave another of their popular and clever entertainments to a good house at the Victoria Theatre last evening. An entirely new…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1885 · page 2

TO-NIGHT, at the Victoria Theatre, a grand vocal and instrumental concert is to take place sunder the auspices of the Caledonian Associations of the Hunter River districts, in aid of the widow of Mr…

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Meeting at Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1885 · page 2

LAST night a crowded audience assembled at the Victoria Theatre where Mr. Joseph Creer had been announced to address the electors. With commendable courtesy that gentleman consented…

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The Vernon Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1885 · page 5

Mr. Trickett has decided that in future applications for the use of the Vernon Band shall not be complied with…

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Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1885 · page 4

LAST evening a very successful concert, in aid of the widow of the late Mr. George Robertson (late school teacher, Newcastle South), was held in the Victoria Theatre,…

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Victoria Theatre. Grattan Riggs as the Irish Detective

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 2

IT has been such a lengthy period since the stage of our theatre has been occupied by the legitimare drama, that the appearance of the talented and versatile comedian…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 4

THE boards of the above theatre were occupied last night, for the second time, by Grattan Riggs, the famous Irish comedian, and his excellent company. The house…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 October 1885 · page 2

ON Saturday evening this popular place of amusement was crowded in every part, and hundreds had to be refused admission to the lower part of the theatre long before the time…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 4

LAST evening a packed house greeted the Colleen Bawn (Miss Ethel Adele), and her devoted admirer and preserver, Miles-Na-Coppaleen (Mr. Grattan Riggs). The…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 3

A VERY large audience assembled at this place of amusement last night to witness: the representations of the drama of "Joshua Whitcomb; or the Yankee…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1885 · page 5

THERE was another large attendance at the Victoria Theatre last evening, when Byron's drama of "The Lancashire Lass" was placed upon the boards. Mr. Grattan Riggs…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1885 · page 2

THE present season of the Grattan Riggs Company closed at the above place of amusement last night, when the wellknown Irish drama "Arrah-na-Pogue"…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 5

MR. GRATTAN RIGGS and his company opened a farewell season of nights at the Victoria Theatre last night to a good audience. The piece chosen was "Peep o' Day, or Savourneen Deelish."…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 November 1885 · page 2

THERE was another large attendance at the theatre on Saturday night, when the "Peep o' Day Boys" was repeated, and passed off with the same amount of success that had…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1885 · page 5

LAST night the above place of amusement was crowded to witness "The Irish Detective," being the last performance of the popular actor, Mr. Grattan Riggs, and his…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1885 · page 2

COTTER'S People's Concert and [?] Combination made their reappeara[?] at the Victoria Theatre last evening, [?] accorded a good reception by the [?]…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1885 · page 5

ANOTHER excellent house last evening testified to the capital nature of the Cottiers' entertainment at the above theatre. The programme was entirely new, and carried…

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The Singleton Hospital Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1885 · page 5

A CONCERT in and of the Singleton Hospital took place at the Mechanics Institute [?] Friday night last. The ball was crowded to excess, hundreds of persons were unable…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1885 · page 2

"THE Streets of New York" was repeated at the Victoria Theatre last evening, in the presence of another numerous audience. As on the previous occasion the applause was…

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