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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1846

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Royal Victoria Theatre. This Evening January 1, 1846

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1846 · page 2

WILL be presentee [?] Opera, in 3 Acta, entitled, LA SONNHAMBCLA. Count Rodolpho, Mr. F. Howaon; [?], Mr. J. Howeon; Alewio. Mr. Simes; Amina, Mrs. Stiring…

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The Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 10 January 1846 · page 2

IN noticing the passing events or the day, perhaps it may not be amiss to east a a slight glance at the Theatrical World. It is admitted on all hands that dramatic…

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Scene at Crow-stleet Theatre, Dublin

The Sentinel · Thursday 22 January 1846 · page 3

We extract the following racy scene from Bentley's Miscellany for this month:--But when a new Lord and Lady Lieutenant visited the theatre for the first time, Pat's peculiarities became…

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Anniversary Dinner at the City Theatre

The Spectator · Saturday 31 January 1846 · page 21

A public dinner, to commemorate the 58th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Colony, took place at the City Theatre, on Monday last. There were nearly one hundred persons present. Great credit is due to Mr. Cohen of the Saracen's Head, under…

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The Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 7 February 1846 · page 2

We have lately, owing to a press of other matter, omitted to notice the performances at the Victoria; and in this we plead guilty to a charge, which may be brought against us, of " neglect of duty;"…

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City Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 7 March 1846 · page 3

CURIOSITY prompted us to look into the City Theatre on Wednesday evening, where we were iuformed by public advertisement that a Mr. H. Kemble, from the Theatre…

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Ferocious Band of Robbers

The Star · Friday 13 March 1846 · page 3

A TRIAL which has highly interested the inhabitants of the Pyrénées Orientales, commenced on the 2nd September, before the Court of Assizes at Montpellier, and continued to…

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The City Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 14 March 1846 · page 2

"O, your desert speaks loud; and I should wrong it, To lock it in the wards of covert bosom, When it deserves, with characters of brass, A forted residence 'gainst the tooth of time,…

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The Fair Who Have Danced at the Ball. Sketch No. I.

The Spectator · Saturday 21 March 1846 · page 99

If Psyche had been born of mortal kind, Her sister fair it were not hard to find, For never Seraph tho' enthroned in light Shone lovelier than the Idol of the night--…

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The City Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 March 1846 · page 2

"There is nothing for which such members think themselves qualified, as for theatrical exhibition. Every humun being has an action graceful to his own eye, and voice musical to his own ear;…

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Destruction of the Glasgow City Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1846 · page 2

THE Glasgow Chronicle of Thursday gives the following particulars of this calamity:—The theatre was the property of Mr. Anderson, better known as the Wizard of the North…

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His Excellency's Visit to the Theatre

The Spectator · Saturday 2 May 1846 · page 179

THE Governor's 'Farewell Visit' to the Victoria was paid on Thursday evening, on which occasion a fashionable and numerous audience attended. On the entrance of the Vice-regal party they were greeted with warm and long continued…

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The Contemplated Fancy Dress Ball at the Victoria Theatre

The Spectator · Saturday 23 May 1846 · page 206

IT is with surprise and regret we learn, that, in consequence of objections raised by the proprietors of the Victoria Theatre, the Mayor's intention of giving a Grand Fancy Dress Ball to the citizens of Sydney, at…

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City Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1846 · page 2

IT is with much expectation and pleasure that MR. MEREDITH announces to his friends and the public generally, that he will open the above Theatre…

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Mrs. Bushelle's Farewell Concert

The Australian · Thursday 18 June 1846 · page 3

A numerous and respectable audience graced this Concert, which took place last night. Amongst the audience we noticed His Honor Mr. Justice Therry, the Attorney General, Col…

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Music. Mrs. Bushelle's Farewell Concert

The Spectator · Saturday 20 June 1846 · page 261

IT has been said by a London contemporary that the history of modern music has little of the romantic cast which has distinguished the fortunes of Vincent Wallace. In the course of a few seasons he has emerged from comparative obscurity to take…

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Scene at Crow-street Theatre Dublin

The Australian · Thursday 30 July 1846 · page 3

WE extract the following racy scene from BENTLEN'S MISCELLANY:—When a new Lord and Lady Lieutenant visited the threatre for the first time, Pat's penculiarities…

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Music. Mr. Ravac's Concert

The Spectator · Saturday 8 August 1846 · page 340

THE successful career of this gentleman in the sister colonies has been made known to us by our colonial cotemporaries, and we have looked forward with some curiosity for his arrival in Sydney. On Wednesday, last Mr. Ravac gave the first of a…

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The Embellishents of Her. Majesty's Theatre

The Spectator · Saturday 15 August 1846 · page 356

THE splendour of the decorations with which the Opera House opened at the commencement of the past season is highly praised by the London press. The artists by whom they were executed are thus particularised by the Observer…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. This Evening, August 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 August 1846 · page 2

WILL be presented (for the 14th time, in this colony), the celebrated Opera of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Co[?]nt Arnheim, Mr. Laz[?]r; Florestein, Mrs. Ximenes; Thaddeus,…

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