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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1887

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Victoria Theatre Philharmonic Society Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 5

THE third concert of our local Philharmonic Society, at the Victoria Theatre last evening, was emphatically good. The programme was well arranged, the executants…

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St. Vitus' Dance and Modern Education

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 7

AMONG the unimagined blessings resulting from compulsory education, the disease popularly known as St. Vitus' Dance is rapidly taking up a…

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Victoria Theatre. the Misses Joran's Concerts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1887 · page 4

THE first of three grand concerts by the Misses Joran in our local theatre last night was successful in a high degree from a musical point of view, and deserved better…

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Victoria Theatre. the Misses Joran's Second Concert

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

IT is very gratifying to record that the second concert of the Misses Joran last night at the Victoria Theatre attracted a large and fashionable audience. All parts of…

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Victoria Theatre. the Misses Joran's Third Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1887 · page 5

THE scantly patronage bestowed on the third grand concert of the Misses Joran at the theatre last Saturday night was painful to witness, considering the brilliant character of…

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Victoria Theatre. Misses Joran's Final Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1887 · page 4

At a late hour yesterday we learned from our Plattsburg correspondent that a number of residents were pleased at the prospect of hearing the Misses Joran and Mdlle. Aldini,…

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The Second Moonlight Promenade Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1887 · page 4

ARRANGEMENTS for the successful carrying-out of the above are being actively proceeded with, and the hard-working and zealous manager, Mr. C.H. Hannell, J.P., has secured…

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Victoria Theatre. Misses Joran's Final Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1887 · page 5

AT the Victoria Theatre last night the Misses Joran again appeared in response to a large number of requests that they should give another of their high-class performances…

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Moonlight Promenade Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1887 · page 4

THIS evening the second moonlight concert takes place on the Newcastle Cricket Ground , and it promise to be even more successful than the former one. Mr. C. H. Hannoll,…

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Open-air Concert at East Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 3

THE Maitland says:—A very decided success is to be recorded respecting the open-air concert given on Tuesday night at Chadlington Lawn,…

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Concert at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 4

A CONCERT will be held this evening in the Temperance Hall, Stockton, in aid of Mr. J. T. Hunter…

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Moonlight Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 4

LAST night the second moonlight promenade concert, in aid of the funds of time Newcastle Cricket Club, was held on the cricket ground. The weather was exceedingly favourable for…

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Victoria Theatre. Cottier's Ministrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 5

WE would remind our renders that the above popular company open at the Victoria Theatre this evening, in a most amusing programme. The Cottiers return, and…

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Concert at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 7

LAST night at the Temperance Tall, Stockton, a concert was given for the benefit of J. T. Hunter, who, it will be remembered, met with an accident about three months ago…

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Victoria Theatre. Cottier's Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1887 · page 4

On Saturday night the boards of the Victoria Theatre were occupied by the talented members of the abovementioned troupe. As is usual on such occasions, the pit was…

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Victoria Theatre. Cottier's Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1887 · page 4

THE success of the programme submitted on Saturday night decided the management to repeat of this same programme, and the judgment of this step was proved by a capital…

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Victoria Theatre. Cottier's Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1887 · page 4

THE above combination of talented artistes occupied the boards of the local place of amusement for the third time last night to a very good house, when a new change of…

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Victoria Theatre. Cottier's Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1887 · page 4

NOTWITHSTANDING the inclement state of the weather, there was a very good audience present at the above place of amusement last night to witness the fourth performance of…

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Victoria Theatre. Cottier's Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1887 · page 4

LAST evening a good house greeted the programme specially prepared for St. Patrick's night. Some of the principal features were the "Hodcarriers' Brigade," an amusing…

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Victoria Theatre. Cottier's Minstrels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 5

TO-NIGHT closes the season for this talented company, and we learn that the most strenuous exertions have been made so that the best programme yet presented will be set…

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