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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1929

3,132 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 157

Record Prices for Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 14

No less a sum than £145,745 was taken for pictures at Christie's in a single day this week, and in many cases; painters whose work has but recently attracted…

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Union Pictures Cook's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 6

"Four Sons" and "Anuic Laurie," and other pictures, including that of Kid Ruenalf breaking the world's ball-puncing record, are listed for to-day's…

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Wallsend Empire Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 6

"Heart" of a Nation" and "The Last Waltz" are the features at the Empire Theatre for this afternoon and to-night. Merewether Theatre.—To-night,…

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Amusements Lyric Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 6

An exceptional degree of realism is attained in "When Duty Calls," a big fire brigade picture now being shown at the Lyric in conjunction with "Call of the…

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Lyric Theatre More Legion Romance

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 2

The Desert Bride is the title of the latest Foreign Legion picture and with Betty Compson in the title role, this Columbia picture will be shown…

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Menjou Again His Private Life Strand Theatre

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 2

Adophe Menjou is back in the [?] atmosphere of love ingrigues, [?]eaious husbands, evening clothes and silk hats in his latest Paramount pic-…

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Adorable Outcast Story of Coral Seas Theatre Royal

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 2

The Adorable Outcast. Australasian Films' second big production. Is raid to be a complete answer to critics who say that Australians cannot turn out…

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Methodist Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 3

Notwithstanding the oppressive heat there was an appreciative audience in the Methodist Church Hall on Wednesday nigh, when Hamilton Methodist Church…

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Waratah Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 6

The programme for to-night includes "Bare Knees." "The Call of the Heart," featuring Dynamite the dog…

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Beach Band Recital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 6

Contest pieces played in Sydney recently were repeated by the Hamilton Citizens' Band, led by Mr. J. J. Kelly, during the course of their enjoyable…

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Theatre Royal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 6

Patrons who attend the Theatre Royal this week will be served with an overflowing measure of entertainment. The main screen feature will be "The Adorable…

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Lyric Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 6
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Virginia Brown Faire and Creighton Hale play the main roles in "The House of Shame," described as a typical drama of to-day, which heads the new…

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Phelan's Pictures Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 6

Miss Grace Norman's clever company of inveniles will stage the pantomime "Little Bo-Peep" at Phelan's Pictures. Wallsend, to-night. The picture progrmme will be…

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Amusements Strand Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 6

That fine actor Adolphe Menjou heads the cast in "His Private Life," which will be the main new feature at the Strand Theatre to-day. It is described as a…

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Air Pictures Successful Transmission LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 1

Marcoal's announce that facsimile transmission of a number of pictures and written messages between New York ana Somerset on a short wave…

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Island Grandeur The Adorable Outcast Theatre Royal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 3

Set in delightful tropical surroundings, The Adorable Outcast, showing at the Theatre Royal to-day, is rich in spectacles. The scenic displays are…

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Garroter at Work Wolfe-street Attack Theatre Manager Victim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 4

Viciously attacked by a man who sprang from the shadow of a doorway in Wolfe-street, a few yards from the foot of the hill leading to the Lyric Theatre,…

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In The Theatres New Revue Moon and Morris in Comedy Victoria Theatre

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 3

The Moon-Morris Revue Co. will commence a season a season at the Victoria Theatre next Saturday. It has Just concluded a 33 weeks' season in Perth…

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Islington Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 6

Fine tonal quality and a just appreciation of the needs of the various numbers were again evident at the performance given by Mr. Ray Smith's concert…

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