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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1855

599 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 30

Prince of Wales Theatre. Castlereagh-street

Empire · Friday 23 March 1855 · page 4

THIS EVENING, Friday, March 23, will be presented for the last time (as it will be withdrawn[?] give place for other novelties) Bulwer's great Play of MONEY or, DUPLICITY EXPOSED, Characters by Messrs. Bruton,…

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The Victoria Theatre. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 23 March 1855 · page 5

SIR—You will oblige me by inserting the following vindication on behalf of my officers connected with the Royal Victoria Theatre. From the tenor of a paragraph in your issue of…

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Royal [?] Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 March 1855 · page 2

Second appearance of MR J. W. SMITH, the modern Achilles! In his unparallelel Rock Performance!| This Saturday Evening, March 24, 1855. Will be represented the Molodrama from the pen of T…

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Price of [?] Theatre. CASTLEREAGH-STREET

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 March 1855 · page 2

This Evening, March 21, 1855. Mr and Mrs WALLER will appear in their popular charcters of Alfred Eyelyn and Clara Douglas, in Bolwer's great play of MONEY; Or DUPLICITY EXPOSED…

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Music; Fine Arts; The Drama. at Home and Abroad. Royal Victoria Theatre

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 24 March 1855 · page 3

The Wizard Jacobs by his feats, is every one surprising, The Wizard Jacobs has a knack of general Advertising! The Wizard Jacobs plays his cards with very winning manner; The Wizard Jacobs oft doth change a sovereign to a tanner…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. Continued Success

Empire · Monday 26 March 1855 · page 4

THE LAST FIFTEEN NIGHTS OF Mr. JACOBS' GRAND DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTAINMENT IN SYDNEY.—Every Evening this week M. Jacobs will Introduce new and most astounding wonders, in addition…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. Continued Success

Empire · Tuesday 27 March 1855 · page 4

THE LAST FIFTEEN NIGHTS OF Mr. JACOBS GRAND DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTATINMENT IN SYDNEY.—Every Evening this week M. Jacobs will introduce new and most astounding wonders, in addition…

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Prince of Wales Theatre. Castloreagh-street

Empire · Tuesday 27 March 1855 · page 4

THIS EVENING, Tuesday, March 27, will be produced Bulwer's celebrated Play of MONEY; or, DUPLICITY EXPOSED. Characters by Messrs, Wallers, Milne, Graham, Russell, Hammond, Tuthill, Howard, Stanley,…

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Royal Lyceum Theatre. Unparalleled success of Signor RECANATI

Empire · Tuesday 27 March 1855 · page 4

The Wizard King, THIS EVENING, and every evening. The delight and enthusiasm of the audience upon the occasion of his first appearance, is suffiecient guarantee that the public of sydney are ever ready and willing to…

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On My Finding An[?]na Stop Suddenly in a Rapid After-supp[?] Polka at Mrs. Tomkins' Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1855 · page 3

Edwin. "Maiden, why that look of sadness [?] Wheace that dark o'erelouded brow [?] What hath stilled thy bounding gladness. Change [?] thy pace from fast to slow [?]…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. Continued Success

Empire · Thursday 29 March 1855 · page 4

THE LAST TWELVE NIGHTS OF Mr. JACOBS, GRAND DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTAINMENT IN SYDNEY.—Every Evening this week M. Jacobs will introduce new and most astounding wonders, in addition…

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Prince of Wales Theatre. Castlereagh-street

Empire · Thursday 29 March 1855 · page 4

THIS EVENING,Thursday, March 20, will be produced Sheridan Knowles' celebrated play, [?] LOVE. Characters by Messrs. Waller, Ward, Graham, Tuthill, Mrs. Waller, Mrs. Amy Howard, Miss Warde, Mrs…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. Continued Success

Empire · Friday 30 March 1855 · page 4

THE LAST ELEVEN NIGHTS OF Mr. JACOBS GRAND DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTAINMENT IN SYDNEY.—Every Evening this week M. Jacobs will introduce new and most astounding wonders, in addition…

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Prince of Wales Theatre. Castlereagh-street

Empire · Friday 30 March 1855 · page 4

THIS EVENING, Friday, March 30, second representation of Sheridan Knowles' great Play of LOVE, OR, THE COUNTESS AND THE SERF[?] Characters by Messrs. Walter, Ward, Graham, Tuthill, Russell,…

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Royal Victoria Theatre. Continued Success

Empire · Saturday 31 March 1855 · page 4

THE LAST TEN NIGHTS OF Mr. JACOBS GRAND DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTAINMENT IN SYDNEY.—Every Evening this wook M. Jacobs will introduce now and most astounding wonders, in addition…

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Prince of Wales Theatre. Castlereagh-street

Empire · Saturday 31 March 1855 · page 4

THIS EVENING, Saturday, March 31, will be presanted Knowle's New Play of LOVE, OR, THE COUNTESS AND THE SERF 1 Characters by Messers. Waller, Ward, Graham, Tuthill, Russell, Hammond, Milne, Stanleye, Walker;…

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Mr. Jacobs at the Royal Victoria Theatre

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 March 1855 · page 10

This very clever ventriloquist and modern magician continues to attract not only numerous audiences, but fashionable and interesting—from the vast number of Ladies and Children who…

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Prince of [?] Theatre. CASTLEREAGH-STREET. This Evening, March 31, 1855

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 31 March 1855 · page 2

Will be presented Knowles' new play of LOVE; or the COUNTESS AND THE SERF. Huon, the Serf, Mr WALLER: Countess, Mrs WALLER; Duke, Mr TUT[?] (Other characters as before.)…

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Royal Victoria Theatre

Empire · Wednesday 4 April 1855 · page 4

LAST SIX NIGHTS OF THE GREAT MAGICLAN AND VENTRILOQUIST, M. JACOBS, the Wizard of Wizards! and the Mouarch of all Nocromancy! Intense and Nightly Increasing Excitement! Marvels and…

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Frince of Wales Theatre. Castlercagh-street

Empire · Wednesday 4 April 1855 · page 4

THIS EVENING, Wednesday, April 4, 1855, will he presented Bulwer's great Play of MONEY, OR DUPLICITY EXPOSED, Characters by Messrs. Bruton, Stewart, Waller, Milne, Graham, Russell, Hammond, Tuthill,…

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