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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1894

323 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 17

Bomb in an Italian Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A lighted bomb was to-night thrown into the corridor of a theatre in Lucca, Italy. A bystander seeing the occurrence, bravely…

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District News. Carrington. Benefit Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 5

MESSRS. A. Thornton, Geo, Marsden, H. Bremar and a strong committee are making arrangements for a benefit concert, to take place at an early date, in aid of Mr. Mark…

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Plattsburg. Orchestral Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 3

To night the members of the Orchestral Band will play a number of selections from the rotunda near the tram terminus. It is to be hoped…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 4

GREAT preparations are being made by the Holloway Dramatic Company, who commence a season for an indefinite period at the Victoria Theatre, on Saturday. The opening…

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Merewether. Band of Hope

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the Band of Hope in connection with the Old Racecourse Primitive. Methodist Church was held in the church on…

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Superior Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 5

THE success which attended the annual concert of the Newcastle Superior Public School, given last week, induced the promoters to repeat the entertainment with the object of…

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Wallsend. Orchestral Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 6

On Thursday evening the members of the local orchestral band, under the conductorship of Mr. Dunbar, played a number of selections from the rotunda near the tram…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 5

THE Victoria Theatre will be opened this evening by Mr. Charles Holloway's Dramatic Company with Benjamin Landeck's successful drama, "My Jack." As the title…

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Sacred Concert at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 5

THE sacred concert held in the Hamilton Presbyterian Church yesterday in aid of the organ fund was fairly well attended. The Rev. R. Jennings presided, and in opening…

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Victoria Theatre. "My Jack."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 March 1894 · page 5

THE Holloway Dramatic Company opened a season in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening with the production of Landock's popular work, "My Jack." The piece has…

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Victoria Theatre. "My Jack."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1894 · page 4

THE Holloway Dramatic Company produced "My Jack" at the Victoria Theatre again last evening, and the performance was successful in every sense. At 8 o'clock the building…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 5

THE Holloway Dramatic Company repeated the sterling drama "My Jack" in the Victoria Theatre last evening. The house was fairly filled in all parts. Every incident of…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 4

THE popular drama "My Jack" continues to hold possession at the Victoria Theatre, and the management do not intend making any change till Saturday evening. The…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 4

THE Holloway Dramatic Company repeated the nautical drama "My Jack" in the Victoria Theatre last evening. There was again a large attendance, and judging by the…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 5

THE closing performance of the popular melodrama "My Jack" was given at the Victoria Theatre last evening, and the piece went very smoothly. To-night the company…

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Victoria Theatre. "The Shamrock and Rose."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 5

IN the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening the Holloway Dramatic Company produced for the first time in this city Walter Reynolds' Irish drama "The Shamrock and Rose." As…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 4

MR. WALTER REYNOLDS' Irish drama, "The Shamrock and the Rose," was again produced at the Victoria Theatre last evening by the Holloway Dramatic Company. A very…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 5

THE Irish drama "The Shamrook and Rose" again attracted a good house at the Victoria Theatre last night. The abundance of humorous dialogue which is contained in the…

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Hamilton. Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 3

The, concert hold in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Monday evening was but poorly attended, and was most discouraging to the ladies and…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 4

THE Irish drama, "The Shamrock and the Rose," was produced at the Victoria Theatre for the last time last night, by the Holloway Dramatic Company, and again…

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