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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1930

3,019 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 151

Amusements Civic Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 6

"The Girl from Havana," which was presented at the Civic Theatre on Saturday, is a lavish feature enacted against a background of tropical scenes, richly lined…

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Death Drinks At a Country Dance Thought It Was Wine Vancouver

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

EDWARD SNETHEN, a station agent in the little town of Lions, in Nebraska, before going on holiday, locked up his residence,…

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Merewether Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 11

There was a fair attendance on Merewether Beach on Sunday night, when the Municipal Band, under Mfr. H. E. Kerry, played an enjoyable programme. The…

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Union Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 8

At the Union Pictures, Cook's Hill, to-night, John Gilbert and Greta Garbo will be shown in "A Woman of Affairs," which deals with an English girl's uncanny…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 8

A beautiful girl brought up in the wilds and then suddenly thrust into the midst of society in New York is the theme of "Untamed," starring Joan Crawford,…

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Strand Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 8

All the theatrical magnificence that the name Florenz Ziegfeld implies is seen in the all-talking, technicolour special, ''Glorifying the American Girl," showing at the…

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Civic Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 8

Two big features are being screened at the Civic Theatre this week. The Benjamin Stollof production, "The Girl from Havana," is something quite different…

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Lyric Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 8

All-talking the new medium of the screen, proves its tremendous power as an added quality for entertainment in Paramount's out-door special, "The…

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Wallsend Band at Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 11

With Sunday afternoon's pleasant weather, a programme of music, rendered on the lawn of Wallsend Hospital, by Wallsend Town Band, conducted by Mr…

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Amusements Theatre Royal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 8

Despite ideas to the contrary, it has been found that it is possible to have voice and beauty combined. Such a combination is to be found in Jeanette MacDonald, the…

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Union Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 9

"A Woman of Affairs," featuring John Gilbert and Greta Garbo, and "George Washington Cohen," in which George Jessel is the star, are the principal pictures…

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For the Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 5

Not all the dance frocks are long, as is shown by this dainty model…

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Victoria Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 9

The story of a young girl reared in the wilds, and suddenly transferred to the social life of New York, is told in "The Untamed," an all-talkie, starring Joan…

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Lyric Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 9

Gary Cooper takes one of his finest roles in "The Virginian," the principal talking picture in the current programme at the Lyric Theatre. "The Virginian"…

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Strand Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 9

The American girl in all her charm is depicted in Florenz Zeigfield's production, "Glorifying the American' Girl," now showing at the Strand Theatre. Mary…

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Theatre Royal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 9

Those who saw Maurice Chevalier in "The Innocents of Paris" will need no coaxing to see the French comedian's latest picture. "The Love Parade," which…

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Picture and Band Recital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 9

A picture and hand recital will be given on King Edward Park next Sunday night by the Merewether Municipal Band, in conjunction with Mr. J. Bone, of…

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Amusements Civic Theatre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 9

The beautiful tropical scenery of Havana is effectively reproduced in "The Girl From Havana," which is now being shown at the Civic Theatre. The story…

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Scout Band Stockton Lends Instruments

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 6

Stockton Council last night decided to lend a number of band instruments to the local troop of boy scouts. Alderman Dalby pointed out that…

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Sunshine Club Mayoral Ball May Function

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 4

Newcastle is to have a Mayor's ball, and is also to have a Sunshine Club, a club organised to bring sunshine into the lives of the less fortunate…

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