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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1887

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Victoria Theatre. "His Natural Life."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1887 · page 5

THE second performance of this powerful drama last evening attracted a well-filled house, but to-night it is expected that the theatre will be crowded to excess. As the…

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Victoria Theatre. "His Natural Life."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 4

Os Saturday night [?] very large audience greeted Messrs. MasMaho2 and Leitch's popular company, every part of the house being thronged. The attraction was…

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Victoria Theatre. "Shadows of a Great City."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1887 · page 4

OUR local temple of the thespian art was well filled in every part (except the dress circle) with a large audience, which had assembled to witness the first performance…

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Victoria Theatre. "Shadows of a Great City."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1887 · page 5

THE Christmas dramatic season of Messrs. MacMahon and Leitch's powerful dramatic company will close at the end of this week, meeting to a prior engagement at Maitland…

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PARIS, Monday. The European Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1887 · page 5

The Paris correspondent of the Times declares that a secret treaty has been ratified between Germany and Russia, whereby they mutually engage…

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Victoria Theatre. "Shadows of a Great City."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1887 · page 5

THERE was a good audience last evening to witness the performance of this beautiful domestic drama by MacMahon and Leitch's dramatic company. If scenery which…

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Victoria Theatre. The Shaughraun To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 January 1887 · page 5

MESSRS. MACMAHON AND LEITCH'S dramatic troupe pefo[?]med the powerful drama "The Shadows of a Great City" last night for the last time to a large and app[?]clative…

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Victoria Theatre. The Shaughraun

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1887 · page 2

THE performance by Messrs. ''MacMahon and Leitch's dramatic company of Dion Boucicault's great Irish drama last night attracted a good house, the dress circle…

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Victoria Theatre. The Shaughraun

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1887 · page 5

NOTWITHSTANDING the many counter attractions, there was a fair attendance last Saturday evening at the Victoria Theatre to witness the last performance of "The…

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Victoria Theatre. "The Irish Detective."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1887 · page 5

NEXT Saturday evening this ever fresh and popular drama will be produced at the local "Vic." when Mr. Grattan Riggs will sustain seven characters. However…

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Victoria Theatre. "The Irish Detective."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1887 · page 5

YOUNG and old, rich and poor, girls and boys, are on the tiptoe of expectation to see Mr. Grattan Biggs appear in seven distinct characters in this drama, which is so…

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Victoria Theatre. "The Irish Detective."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1887 · page 5

THE seven characters which Mr. Grattan Riggs represents in this favourite drama will, no doubt, receive as hearty plaudits as ever at to-night's performance in the…

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Blue Ribbon Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1887 · page 5

THE friends of the Blue Ribbon cause, and the public generally, are reminded that the concert given some weeks ago at the theatre will be repeated again at the Y.M.C.A…

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Victoria Theatre. "The Irish Detective."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 January 1887 · page 5

MESSRS. MACMAHDON and Leitch's Dramatic Company again occupied the boards of the abov[?] place of entertainment on Saturday night, after a successful season of five…

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Victoria Theatre. Hugo's Buffalo Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 7

TO NIGHT this popular company commence a short season in Newcastle. It is notified that on the rise of the curtain a scene altogether unique will be presented. The…

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Victoria Theatre. Hugo's Buffalo Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1887 · page 5

A NEW era was commenced in the Newcastle theatrical world on Saturday night, the occasion being the reappearance, after an absence of a couple of months, of Hugo's…

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Victoria Theatre. Hugo's Buffalo Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1887 · page 5

THE performance of this talented troupe last evening attracted another large audience, and judging from the warm applause their efforts evoked they appear to be more than average exponents of their…

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Victoria Theatre. Hugo's Buffalo Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1887 · page 5

NOTWITHSTANDING the inclement weather last night, there was another goad audience at the Victoria to witness "High Life on Deck" and other novelties, by Hugo's…

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Victoria Theatre. Hugo's Buffalo Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1887 · page 4

CONSIDERING the unpropit[?]ous state of the pluvial elements last night, it is surprising that the theatre was so well attended, every part of the house being filled. The…

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Victoria Theatre. Hugo's Buffalo Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1887 · page 5

THE public appear to highly appreciate the performances of this talented troupe, for the theatre is well filled every night, notwithstanding the depressed state of…

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