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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1852

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This Victoria Theatre

Empire · Saturday 3 January 1852 · page 3

The Theatre re-opened, after a short recess, on Boxing Night, witt a pantomime devoted to the doings of King Gold, which was silly to a degree beyond description…

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The Victoria Theatre

Empire · Saturday 10 January 1852 · page 3

On Monday evening Mrs. Evans made her first appearance as Editha, in Walter Tyrrell. The plot of the drama, which in the main revolves upon the fact of the death of King William…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. Nights of Performance[?] Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 17 January 1852 · page 2

Prices of Admission:—Dress Circle, 4s.; Half-price, 2s.; Upper Circle, 3s.; Half-price, 2s.; Pit. 2s.; Half-price, 1s.; Gallery, 1s.; No Half-price…

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The Victoria Theatre

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 24 January 1852 · page 3
Also in Empire

What has it "been doing? We do not believe it possible that all the invention, genius, and judgment of the age put together could please everybody, and therefore it is that the best designs of a proprietor of a theatre, in…

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The Victoria Theatre. (To the Editor of the People's Advocate)

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 24 January 1852 · page 5

SIR,--Every one, no doubt, has a common right to speak for himself about a matter of public pleasure or place of entertainment. Hence, it may be, that all will not agree to the extra price of admission laid on this year at the Theatre. But the man who buys…

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Ropal Victoria Theatre. Nights of Performance. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday, and

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 January 1852 · page 2

Prices of Admission:—Dress Circle, 4[?].; Half-price, 2s.: Upper Circle, 3s.: Half-price, 2s: Pit. 2s.: Half-price. 1s.; Gallery. 1s., No Half-price…

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A New Song for the American Ministers. A[?]—De Boatman Dance

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 31 January 1852 · page 4

On de parleyment time hab gone and past, And the Cowes Regatta hab come at last. Four-and-twenty yachtmen all in surprise Peeping through a spy-glass, trying ob dere…

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Monsieur and Madame Gautrots Concert

Empire · Tuesday 3 February 1852 · page 2

Monsi[?]ur and Madame-Gautrot's Concert at the School of Arts, on Friday evening, was att[?]nded by a very numerous and, distingu[?], [?]udience. The leading vocalists of the city, Madame…

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The Victoria Theatre

Empire · Saturday 7 February 1852 · page 2

Scarcely anything novel has been produced at the Theatre during the past week. Mr. Nesbitt played Gambia in The Slave, on Monday evening; and played it to perfection. The drama had an…

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The Victoria Theatre

Empire · Saturday 14 February 1852 · page 2

Maturin's Bertram was produced on Monday evening. We by no means look upon the tragedy as a masterpiece. Lord Byron, we are aware, thought differently, and if we are right in our…

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Roral Victoria Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 14 February 1852 · page 2

The Public are respectfully informed that Bellini's celebrated Tragic Opera of NORMA will be produced on Monday Evening next, with new Scenery. Dresses, &c. The whole of…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. This Evening, February 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1852 · page 2

WILL be produced the Grand Tragic Opera of NORMA. Oror[?]o, Mr. F. Howson; Pollio, Mr. J. Howson; Flavius, Mr. Arabin; Norma, Madame Sara Flower; Adalgisa, Madame…

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Ro[?]al Victoria Theatre. This Evening, February 21, 1852

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 21 February 1852 · page 2

Will be produced the popular Play of THE BUNCHBACK—Master Walter. Mr Griffiths; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. Willis: Lord Tiusel. Mr Rogers; Modus, Mr. Arabin; Master…

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St. Mary's Choral Society's Concert

Empire · Tuesday 24 February 1852 · page 2

This Concert took place in the Hall of St. Mary's School House, Hyde Park, yesterday evening, and was numerously attended. Among the visitors, we noticed his Grace Archbishop…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. This Evening, February 28, 1852

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 February 1852 · page 2

"Will be produced the very popular Play of THE FOUNDLING OF THE FOREST; or, The Maniac of Languedoe—Count de Valmont, Mr Nesbitt; Eugenia, the Maniac of…

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The Victoria Theatre

Empire · Monday 1 March 1852 · page 3

The Foundling of the Forest was produced on Monday evening. Mr. Nesbitt recovered, we are happy to say, from his recent illness, appeared as Count de Valmont. We have very…

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Ireland and the Irish—a Prize Concert on a Small Scale—a Woman Out O' Countenance—"dancing and Deportment"—the Clashing Colleges—railway Ramblings—death From Cold. Stoneybatter, Nov. 6th. 1851

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 March 1852 · page 5

I quite disremembered, dear Thady, to mintion in my last that a few o' the good boys and myself (I'm not the worst amongst 'em, the' I say it) had a mighty pleasant…

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The Victoria Theatre

Empire · Saturday 6 March 1852 · page 3

A new drama, The White S[?] was brought out on Monday evening, Mr. Nesbitt, sustained the hero, and to our fancy, in his beat style, Mr. Frank Howson, as an English tar—one of those…

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Ropal Victoria Theatre. This Evening, March 6. 1852

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 6 March 1852 · page 2

Will be produced the tragedy of BERTRAM; or. The Castle of St Aldobrand—(Characters as before). After which, the Interlude of SENT TO THE TOWER—Launcelot Banks, [?]…

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