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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1877

116 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 6

The Brooklyn Theatre Catastrophe

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 28

IN the New York papers lately to hand we have the full account of the terrible fire in the Brooklyn Theatre on the 5th December, in which it is now known that about 400 victims must have perished. This…

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Amusements. the Levy Concerts

Evening News · Monday 19 February 1877 · page 3

The feature of to-night's amusements is the inauguration of the Levy Concerts at the Masonic Hall. We would direct the attention of those who desire to know something concerning the great cornet soloist and the…

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Amusements. Mr. Levy's First Concert

Evening News · Tuesday 20 February 1877 · page 2

We venture to any that no concert ever given in Sydney has met with more unqualified approbation than the first concert given by Mr. J.Levy, the great cornet soloist, in the Masonic Hall, last evening; nor have…

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Intercolonial Hand-ball Match

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1877 · page 3

A series of practice matches having been carried oat between the players who will represent this colony at Melbourne, in the forthcoming intercolonial hand bill match, it is confidently asserted that the team will…

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Amusements. the Levy's Concerts

Evening News · Wednesday 21 February 1877 · page 2

It is scarcely necessary, perhaps, to remind musical readers that the second grand concert by the great cornet soloist, Mr. Levy, takes place in the Masonic Hall this evening, and sow that the merits of the…

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Amusements. Mr Levy's Second Concert

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1877 · page 2

The Masonic Hall was crowded by a fashionable and appreciative audience, last night, and, as open the first occasion, Mr. Le y fairly astonished his hearers by his brilliant tone, perfect time, and his immense success in…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

Evening News · Saturday 24 February 1877 · page 4

At the Theatre Royal "Loan" was performed last night in presence of a tolerably large audience, who fully appreciated the capital acting of Mrs. Bates as Leah, and Mr. G. D. Chaplin as Joseph. To the rest of…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

Evening News · Monday 26 February 1877 · page 2

The production of that excellent comedy Caste attracted a tolerably large audience to the above theatre on Saturday night, and Mr. F. M. Bates proved himself fully capable of representing the character of [?]…

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Intercolonial Hand-Ball Match. The Intercolonial Hand-Ball Match Committee

Evening News · Friday 2 March 1877 · page 2

Leld a meeting at the Rising Sun Hotel, Elizabeth-street, on Wednesday evening. Mr. M. Toohey in the chair. It was announced that [?] funds were in hand to soad the team over to Melbourne, but that a…

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Amusements. Levy's Exhibition Concert

Evening News · Friday 2 March 1877 · page 2

There was s very large gathering at the Exhibition last night, between 2000 and 3000 persons being present in the building, and the beautiful toue of the concert was heard to great advantage in every portion of…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

Evening News · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 2

"Hand and Glove " a new drams of the sensational class was produced last night with moderate success. The story, as told by the drama, is somewhat improbable, if not impossible in real life, and the cool…

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Mr. Levy's Concert

Evening News · Thursday 8 March 1877 · page 2

Mi. Levy, the cornet soloist, advertises another of his popular concerts will take place at the Exhibition Building on Monday [?] next. Mr. Levy will, as usual be accompaied by Mrs. Cutter…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

Evening News · Friday 9 March 1877 · page 2

Large attendances seem to go " Hand and Giove" together to yvitoes* the performance of the admirable drama that in played at the above theatre under that title. Mr F. M. Bates and Mr. South create an…

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Great Attraction.--theatre Royal, Macquarie Street. "La Sonnambula." (New Version.) for One Night Only. Scene 1.--A sumptuous Apartment

Sydney Punch · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 8

PIDDINGTONIO asleep in centre. Enter Henrico de PARKESION— approaches sleeping form. Mysterious music. Henrico. What beauteous form is this, arrayed In garments gay and nicely made ?…

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Amusements. MR LEVY's CONCERT

Evening News · Monday 12 March 1877 · page 2

To-night is announced to be the last of this corno­pean conquests, and Mr. Levy will play that which "has never been attempted on the cornet by any other artist than himself-Paganini's 'Carnival de Venice.'"…

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Oucen's Theatre

Evening News · Tuesday 13 March 1877 · page 2

The energetic lessees and management of the Queen's Theatre have not that bijon place of amusement into capital working order, with a first-class company, and they certainly deserve a liberal patronage…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

Evening News · Thursday 15 March 1877 · page 2

Mr. F M. .Bates appeared last night as Hamlet, "with the raven locks,' and there being now a decided majority in favour of the "flaxen hair " in the wings of Messrs. Alfred Dampier and G. D. chaplin, we suppose…

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Spencer's Exhibition and Concert

Evening News · Friday 16 March 1877 · page 2

Some new and really very choice pieces have lately been added to the programme of the concert given every evening by the Spencer family, and the crowded attendances speak of the continued [?]…

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The Ladies' Column. Parisian Ball Costumes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 3

THE Duchess of Chartres has given a very brilliant ball, one of the first of the season. Although the number of guests was restricted, there was quite an assemblage of debutantes, and many toilettes exceptionally remarkable for…

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The Intercolonial Hand-Ball Match. [?]

Evening News · Friday 23 March 1877 · page 2

THE First of the series of three intercolonial hand ball games took place at the Carton Ball Court this afternoon. The first was looked upon as the champion match and the players were—for Victories, Mr…

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