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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts
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THE initial performance of the Original Coloured Minstrels was given last night to a large audience, all parts of the theatre, except the dress-circle, being crowded; in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Hicks Sawyer Minstrel troupe gave their second performance last night to a full house, when the various items met with hearty appreciation. The part singing was very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Hicks' minstrels gave another performance to a good house last night. The vocalists have recovered from the effects of the recent bad weather, and will, doubtless,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FOR some time past the committee have been using their utmost endeavours to place a good substantial programme before the public to be carried out at the concert in aid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Hicks' Minstrel Troupe gave an entire change of programme last night, and all the items were as attractive and as well rendered as those on the first programme. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An alarming occurrence took place at the Brisbane Opera House, on Tuesday night, during the final rehearsal of "Sinbad the Sailor." A smell of gas was noticed,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A TEA MEETING, followed by a concert, was given in St. Paul's Schoolroom, Stockton, last evening by the ladies of the bazaar committee in aid of the, church. The Rev…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE name of Grattan Riggs is so well known in connection with the modern sensational drama that to say that there was a crowded house on his re-appearance in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FRANK SCUDAMORE's four-act sensational drama, "First Class," was performed last night by Grattan Riggs, supported by Messrs. Macmahon's principal dramatic company, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE drama "First Class" was repeated last night to a house crowded in every past, and the performance was equal to the previous nights: it could scarcely be better. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THIS sensational drama was performed by Grattan Riggs and the capable company at the Victoria Theatre last night. The attendance was, if possible, larger than previous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A concert will take place this evening in the Carrington Hall in aid of Mr. W. flopper, who is in adverse circumstances, caused by a severe attack of typhoid fever…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Thursday.—Sir Arthur Blyth, Agent-General for South Australia, has secured three pictures of Adelaide in the early days, painted by the late Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The installation ball at the Wickham School of Arts on Thursday night, in connection with Masonic Lodge Sedgwick, proved to be one of the most social and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT a recent meeting of the Canadian Institute of Toronto, the Rev. John M'Lean, a missionary to the Canadian Indians, gave an account of the barbarous dances of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →THE first anniversary of the above was celebrated in the church, Cook's Hill, last Thursday night, by a fruit soiree and entertainment. The church was well filled with an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THIS play, which is undoubtedly the gem of Dion Boucicault's productions, was performed by the Grattan Riggs Dramatic Company at the Victoria Theatre last evening, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE benefit tendered to Mr. Grattan Riggs took place on Saturday night, on which occasion the "Colleen Bawn" was produced, with the beneficiare in the charater of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The annual anniversary of the Rosebud Lodge of Good Templars, No. 442, was celebrated on Friday night last by a tea meeting and concert held in the Mechanics' Institute…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ONE of the most enjoyable and successful tea meetings ever held in Merewether took place in the local School of Arts last evening in aid of the funds of St. Augustine's…
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