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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1864

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Public Amusements. Prince of Walks Theatre

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 July 1864 · page 6

The benefit of Mrs. Charles Poole on Monday, offered the attraction of the most exquisitively written and the, most profound in sentiment of any of Shakspere's comedies—As You Like It—the…

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Public Amusements. Victoria Theatre

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 July 1864 · page 6

The last week of the talented troupe under the direction of Mr. Burton, who has catered so liberally and successfully for the public amusement, has been signalised by the…

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Spectacles at the "Curacoa" Ball

Sydney Punch · Saturday 13 August 1864 · page 7

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Ben Ball and His Gang

Sydney Mail · Saturday 20 August 1864 · page 3

THE Burrangong Star of the 13th, says:—For the last three weeks Sir Frederick Pottinger and a party consisting of two troopers and a black tracker have been paying particular attention to the movements of Hall's gang, and on…

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Mr. Coesvelt's Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 August 1864 · page 2

June 10th.—Went to see Mr. Coesvelt's pictures, and return convinced that, for my own pleasure, I should prefer that to any collection I know in London; perhaps one reason is that it so entirely Italian;…

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Transfer of Pictures From Hampton Court to Holyrood Palace. (From the Athen[?]m.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 September 1864 · page 6

UNTIL veiy recently, the principalpicterial embellishments at Holyrood consisted of a series of one hundred portraits of Scottish monarchs, from the period of Fergus the First down to the close…

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"Stolen Kisses" in the Bar Fablor. Ball Court, June 15. [?] [?] [?]

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1864 · page 4

BEAUMONT V. COTTON.—This was an action for slander and for £5 5s. monEy due. The defendant ploadod Not guilty, and a payment of 6s. into court. Mr M. Ohumbors, Q.C., and Mr J. O. Griffith were…

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State Ball at Buckingham Palace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 September 1864 · page 5

BY command of the Queen a State ball was given on June 29th at Buckingham Palace, to which a party of between 1700 and 1800 was invited. The Prince and Princess of Wales entered the ball-room soon after ten…

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London Limnings. Pen-pictures of Places and Persons in and Near the "Great Metropolis." (Written specially for the Sydney Morning Herald) a Peep Through the Gall[?]ry's Doorway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 September 1864 · page 2

A RECENT Sandhurst examination-paper begins thus: "Write en essay on London." The examiner who set that paper must have been either an ogre or an owl…

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State Ball at Buckingham Palace

Sydney Mail · Saturday 17 September 1864 · page 7

By command of the Queen a State ball wag given on June 29th at Backingham Palace to which a party of between 1760 and 1800 was invited. The Prince and Princes fo Wales entered the ball-room soon after ten…

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London Limnings. Pen-pictures of Places and Persons in and Near the "Great Metropolis." a Peep Through the Gallery's Doorway

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 September 1864 · page 8

A RECENT Sandhurst examination-paper begins thus: "Write an essay on London." The examiner who set that paper must have been either an ogre or an owl…

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See, the Conquering Hero Comes? To be sung at the Theatre Royal, Macquaire-street, on

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 15 October 1864 · page 3

See, the conquering here comes— Beat your whistles, blow your drums; Cheer, boys, and "stand off the grass;" Make room, and let Sir David pass…

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Lyceum Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1864 · page 2

CALIPORINIAN CIRCUS.—We regret our space will not allow us to give more than a brief notice of the very excellently conducted Circus which, under the ausdices of Messrs Greenberg and Foley, has converted the…

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Pictures in the Houses of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 November 1864 · page 10

ANYONE who watched the progress of the national pictures in the Houses of Parliament, and is acquainted with the prices guaranteed to the artists when they began to labour, might, if he took into…

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Time Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 November 1864 · page 6

The Time Ball fell nine seconds too soon this day. In consequence of repairs, the Ball will not be dropped again until Monday, the 28th instant…

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Time Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 November 1864 · page 4

ThE TimE Ball fell nine seconds too soon this day, In consequence of repairs, the Ball will not be dropped again until Monday, the 28th Instant…

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Theatricals. Royal Victoria Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 10 December 1864 · page 2

To say that Miss Kate Ward's claims on the public are great and universally admitted, is almost an act of supererogation, and to expatiate on her diversified merits, an almost needless "labour of love;" but, nevertheless,…

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The Concert at the Australian Library. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 December 1864 · page 5

SIR,—As your musical critic, in his notice of the above concert, has made some remarks relative to my having accompanied the Senora de Valira which might be easily misconstrued, I request your permission to afford the following explanation. Having,…

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Coriolanus in Breeches. Act III.--Scene, Macquarie-street. German Band. Enter Martin, Macleay, Morris, Piddington, and others

Sydney Punch · Saturday 24 December 1864 · page 1

Martin.--CHARLEY COWPER, then, has been returned For Tumnt ? Pidd.--He has; and where to put you up for now We know not…

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THEATRICALS, &c. Pew Lyceum Theatre

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 31 December 1864 · page 3

This now clogant littel place of amusement opened inder the management of Mr J. L. Byers on last Saturday evening, when a numerous andience assembled, and expressed in a marked manner the change that had…

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