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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1852

226 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 12

Are You Going to the Ball?

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 21 August 1852 · page 6

"EVERYBODY,' who knows everybody and everything, asks this question, and seems quite ill pleased if it is answered with a No! When we happen to have the interrogative put point blank, we Bay Yes! and, that for sundry reasons best known to ourselves…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. This Evening, August 21, 1853

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

Will be produced a Drama of intense interest, entitled. THERESE: or, The Orphan of Geneva. —Carwin (the Advocate), Mr Willis; Fontain (the Pastor), Mr Griffiths; Count de Morville…

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Royal Victoria Theatre

Empire · Tuesday 24 August 1852 · page 2

THIS EVENING, Tuesday, August 24. Will be produced the celebrated Opera of THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Madame S. Flower; Andrea Cornaro, Mr. F…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. This Evening, August 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 August 1852 · page 2

WILL be produced the Opera of THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Madame S. Flower: Andria Comara, Mr. F. Howxon; Moncenigo, Mr. Rogers; Adolphe…

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Royal Victoria Theatre

Empire · Wednesday 25 August 1852 · page 2

THIS EVENING, Wednesday, August 25, the performances will commence with the Grand Operatic Drama, entitled, THE FEMALE MASSAHONI, or THE FAIR. BRIGANDS. Count de…

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The Chusan Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 4
Also in Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer

THE determination of the citizens of Sydney to celebrate, by a grand ball and supper, the arrival in Port Jackson of the first Royal Mail Steam-ship from Great Britain, has, during…

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Royal Victoria Theatre

Empire · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 2

THIS EVENING, Saturday, 28th August, will be produced a drama of intense interest, ontitled, THE. WANDERING BOYS: or. THE CASTLE OF OL1VAL. Count de Croissy, Mr,…

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Royal Vi[?]ria Theatre. [?]Ning, August 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 4

[?]duced a drama entitled THE [?]NG BOYS; or, the Castle of Olival. Count de Croissy, Mr. Rogers; Roland, Mr. Willis; Hubert, Mr. Spencer;…

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Ropal Victoria Theatre. This Evening, August 28, 1852

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

Will be produced a Drama of intense interest, entitled THE WANDERING BOYS: Or The Castle of O[?]—Con[?] de Croissy, assuming the charactor of a [?]ea porter in the Castle of…

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The Ball in Celebration of the Arrival of the Chusan

Empire · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 2

The Ball winch was fixed upon as the most suitable festive commemoration of the arrival in New South Wales of the first of a lino of mail steamers in connexion with the Mother Country,…

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Original Correspondence. the Chusan Ball. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 3

SiR—If the success of Steam Navigation to those colonies is to equal that of the Chusan Ball, I would not risk the tempestuousness of the passages, nor the profit of the shareholders. What…

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Chusan Ball and Chusan Rejoicing. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 2

GENTLEMEN.—Having perused an article in your [?]cent issue, recommending a day being appropri[?]d to commemorate the Chusan's arrival, I beg, most respectfully, to intimate…

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The Chusan Ball. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 30 August 1852 · page 2

SIR—It is to be regretted that your columns should have been made the medium of an unjust attack on the stewards of the Chusan Ball, and I feel it is only due to thoso gentlemen and…

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Royal Victoria Theatre

Empire · Tuesday 31 August 1852 · page 2

THIS EVENING, Tuesday, August 31, 1852, will be produced the celebrated opera of NORMA. Oroveso, Mr. F. Howson; Pollio, Mr. J. Howson, Flavius, his Lieutenant, Mr. Spencer; Norma,…

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Royal Victoria Theatre

Empire · Wednesday 1 September 1852 · page 2

THIS EVENING, (Wednesday,) September, 1, 1852, will be produced, the Romantic Opera, in 3 Acts entitled, THE FAIRY LAKE: OR THE MAGIC VEIL. Count Rodolphe de Cronembourg,…

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The Chusan Ball

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 September 1852 · page 8

THIS Festive display, commemorative of of the arrival of the First Mail Steamer from England, came of with great eclat in the splendid Hall of the Museum, on last…

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Royal Victoria Theatre

Empire · Thursday 2 September 1852 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

For the Joint Benefit of Miss FANNY GRIFFITHS and SIGNOR CARANDINI, who respectfully solicit a share of public patronage. THIS EVENING (Thursday), September 2…

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The Chusan Ball. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 September 1852 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—You cannot imagine how much you disappointed your lady-renders, more particularly those in the country, with your account of the Chusan ball. We had hoped that…

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