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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1886

294 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 15

Victoria Theatre. "The Three Guardsmen."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 5

THE subject of the piece to be present at the theatre this evening is so well-known to the student of history as to require scarcely more than a passing allusion to commend…

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Victoria Theatre. "The Three Guardsmen."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 5

ON Saturday night the Leake Dramatic Company made their debut at the Victoria Theatre, under the management of Mr. Roy Grenfell. It is now a considerable…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 5

"The Three Guardsmen" was repeated at the "Vic" last night, and the performance went with even greater eclat than on Saturday, the various actors and actresses…

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Victoria Theatre. "Honour."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1886 · page 4

BETWEEN the romantic and picturesque era of Louis XV of France and the days of Queen Victoria extends a very wide gap, but the interval is no greater than the…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1886 · page 5

THE boards of the above place of amusement were again well filled last night on the occasion of the second performance of "Honour" by the Leake Dramatic…

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Victoria Theatre. "My Partner."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 5

LAST night Grenfell's Dramatic Company produced an orginal drama in four acts, "My Partner; or, the Two Miners." The Vic. was fairly well filled, and the…

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Concert at the Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1886 · page 5

A BENEFIT was tendered at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night to Mrs. James, prior to her departure for Europe. The lady mentioned has made a name for…

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Select Poetry. The Two Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1886 · page 2

Two pictured hung on the dingy wall Of the grand old Florentine hall: One of a child of beauty rare, With a cherub face and golden hair,…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1886 · page 5

ON Saturday night Mr. Charles Burford's Sydney Dramatic Company opened at the above place of amusement. There was a very good attendance, and the pieces…

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Preparing for a Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1886 · page 6

According to a New York statement the young ladies of that city go into training for a ball just as if it were a great athletic struggle they were…

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Lambton. CONCERT

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1886 · page 5

A grand vocal and instrumental concert will be held in the Music Hall this evening for the benefit of Mr. W. Jobling, who has been unable to follow his…

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Concert at the Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1886 · page 8

LAST night a grand vocal and instrumental concert was held at the theatre in aid of Mrs. Mulhearn and family, whose home was destroyed by fire at Wickham recently…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1886 · page 5

TO-NIGHT, at the Victoria Theatre, the Alleyne's Company will play the great farcical comedy the "Great Pink Pearl." We have already published the plot, which…

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Victoria Theatre. The Great Pink Pearl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 5

On Saturday evening Miss Florence Wade and Mr. H. Alleyne's London Company gave their initial performance of R. C. Carton and Cecil Raleigh's celebrated…

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Victoria Theatre. The Great Pink Pearl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1886 · page 5

"THE HERMITAGE" and "The Great Pink Pearl" were repeated last night to a good house, and the latter was greeted with shouts of genuine laughter. The…

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Victoria Theatre. The "Great Pink Pearl."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1886 · page 5

LAST night the London Company of Miss Florence Wade and Mr. H. Alleyne again presented at the Victoria Theatre the very successful comedy, the "Great Pink…

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The Victoria Theatre. "The Proflgate."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 3

THIS Irish drama in five acts, which will be placed on the Newcastle boards this evening, takes its title from the leading character in the play, the Hon…

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Victoria Theatre. "Profligate."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 5

LAST night the five-act drama "The Profligate," the plot of which appeared in yesterday's issue, was presented for the first time by Miss Florence Wade's company at the…

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Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1886 · page 5

IF the ghost of Frederick Walker fidgeted about the sale room at Christie's, that restless little spirit must have ceased biting its nails at the…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1886 · page 5

ON Saturday night at the above place of amusement "The Profligate" was again submitted to an appreciative audience. The company all round is a good one, and well…

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