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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1858

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Intelligence. Band of Hope Meetings. New South Wales

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 19 June 1858 · page 16

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Masonic Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 June 1858 · page 5

THE Annual Masonic Ball took place at the Prince of Wales Theatre last evening. Five hundred tickets, or as many as were necessary to clear expenses, had been sold; and we should suppose that quite that number…

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The Masonic Ball

Empire · Friday 25 June 1858 · page 4

The Annual Masonic Ball took place last evening [?] the Prince of Wales Theatre. The pit was boarde [?] over level with the stage, and the building elegantly decorated…

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Theatric Als. Royal Victoria Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 26 June 1858 · page 2

This favourite theatre has drawn bumper houses during the week, the lessee having judiciously varied the performances so as to xuit the taste of all classes of play-goers. Virginius, The Stranger, Carmithan, and the Muletcer of…

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Covent Garden Theatre. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 June 1858 · page 3

SIR, —A notice appeared in your columns of yesterday regarding the new opera house, Covent Garden, where I find the Times of 31st March very wrong about such description. He says "As it now stands it; is…

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School of Arts' Concert. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 June 1858 · page 8

SIR, —An advertisement appeared in your Saturday's issue, to the effect that Mr. Chizlett's Monthly Concert would be given on Monday night, June 28. Intendinig to attend the same, I started from home on the above…

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Band of Hope Meetings. Alliance Band of Hope

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 3 July 1858 · page 16

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Theatricals. Royal Victoria Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 3 July 1858 · page 2

Notwithstanding the extremely unpropitious state of the weather, the novelties in the programmes, and the excellence of the performances, have proved sufficiently attractive to draw tolerably good houses. To night the…

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Alliance Band of Hope

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 17 July 1858 · page 16

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Parramatta Band of Hope

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 17 July 1858 · page 16

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Band of Hope Journal

The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion · Saturday 17 July 1858 · page 16

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The Theatres. Royal Victoria Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 17 July 1858 · page 2

Mr Simmonds has announced his intention of devoting the procecds of next Monday evening's performance at the theatre to the benefit of the relief fund for sick, and persons hurt by accident belonging to No. 1…

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Prince of Wales Theatre. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 July 1858 · page 2

SIR,—In your paper of this day (July 21st) there is a, letter dated J. A. H., in which the writer complains of certain "unfortunates" disturbing the company in the upper boxes by their conversation, while Mr…

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Prince of Wales Theatre

Empire · Friday 23 July 1858 · page 4

The admirers of our glorious English Bard were, on Wednesday, again afforded the opportunity of witnessing another of his wonderful crentions embodied by his greatest living illustrator…

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Mr Blank's Ball Adventure

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 July 1858 · page 4

Mr Blank is a wealthy merchant, residing in Philadelphia. Mr Blank is a member of the upper crust society. He occupies a four-story residence in Walnut-street, with Venetian blinds and marble trimmings, and carries a style…

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The Theatres. Royal Victoria Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 July 1858 · page 2

Notwithstanding the counter attraction of the Prince of Wales, the Roral Victoria has been well attended throughout tho week, and neither the Lo[?]s[?]e nor his Company have any reason to repine in consequence of a…

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The People's Theatre in Macquarie-street. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 24 July 1858 · page 4

SIR—Mr. G. V. Brooke, hitherto unrivalled in his profession, must look to his laurels for they are in danger of being plucked from his brew. A succession of pieces are nightly produced at the above theatre, and…

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Unexpected Intrusion at the Blaokburn Theatre. The Bailiff[?] in the Ladies' Dressing Room. (From the Preston Guardian, March 24.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 24 July 1858 · page 4

John Charnley was charged, at the Blackburn Police Court, on Monday, before Messrs J. Sparrow and J. Baynes, with assaulting Mrs Louisa Plunkett, the wife of Mr Plunkett, the lessee of the theatre. Mr Clough…

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The Prince of Wales Theatre

Empire · Monday 26 July 1858 · page 4

It is our pleasing task again to chronicle the doings at this place of amusement. The management seems determined that whatever other causes of dissatisfaction their patrons may have, a too frequent repetition of the…

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The Prince of Wales Theatre

Empire · Friday 30 July 1858 · page 6

The ennui with which the dulness of everything under the Australian sun, engendered by the non-arrival of the mail, afflicts one, would be really insupportable were it not for the solace afforded by the nocturnal amusements…

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