Queen's Theatre
The success of "Pinafore" continues unabated. The attendance last night at the Queen's Theatre showed no perceptible diminution, and the piece was greatly enjoyed by the audience…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1879
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Theatre Royal
There was again a crowded pit and stalls at the Theatre Royal last night, when Mr. Creswick gave another impersonation of Hamlet. His portraiture was quite as successful as on Saturday night, and he was loudly applauded at the…
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A novel and most interesting contest took place in the Masonic Hall on Monday evening, seven brass bands competing for superiority. The audience was not so large as the promoters had reason to expect…
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After producing during the short space of a fortnight four such heavy dramas as "Lear," "Ingomar," "Virginia," and "Hamlet" the management of the Theatre Royal have studied still further the popular demand for…
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The performance of "H.M.S. Pinafore" at the Queen's Theatre by Kelly and Lean's Minstrels was witnessed by a large audience, and the opera bouffe went with a swing and dash that savour well for its continuance on the stage…
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A second performance of Shakspeare's comedy of "Much Ado about Nothing, was given last night at the Theatre Royal, to a house well filled in the lower priced portions, but only scantily attended in the dress circle. Mr. Creswick,…
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The second annual ball of the Licensed Victuallers' Association was held last night, at the Masonic Hall, and was even more successful than the first, for about 250 ladies and gentlemen attended. The profits were devoted to the benefit…
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"In one of the California mines a ball has been given a thousand feet below the surface. About 50 couples were invited. The ladies were dressed in, calico costumes, and, together with their escorts,…
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Sir,—Will you allow me a small space in your valuable journal to acquaint the general public with facts connected with the result of the late contest. We were told in the first place that this was to be a contest for amateur talent…
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Sir.--Will you allow me a small space in your valuable journal to acquaint the general public with facts connected with the result of the late contest. We were told in the first place that this was to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Talkative Theatre-goers. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--Will you allow me a space in your valuable paper to give expression to a few remarks on a matter which I consider of great importance to all play-goers? When one goes out in the evening after…
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Shakespeare's beautiful pastoral comedy, " As You Like It." was produced at the Theatre Royal last night. The attendance was small, a fact due perhaps, to many counter attractions, but the performance was one…
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At an adjourned meeting held yesterday, at the Royal Hotel, to arrange for a fancy dress ball, in aid of the abovenamed institution, there were present the following gentlemen :—Means. Archer,…
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This society gave the second concert of ihs twelfth season, is the Masonic Hall, last night, in the presence of a large audience, every part of the hall being densely thronged by an appreciative and…
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The Civil Service Musical Society have long endeavoured to cultivate a taste for classical music in Sydney, and their periodical concerts have gone a considerable way towards accomplishing this object…
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"Pinafore" was again pretty largely patronised at the Queen's Theatre last night, and as on former occasions was greatly enjoyed by the audience. Another repetition will be given to-night…
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"As you Like It" was repeated at the Theatre Royal last night, and ran with the delicious smoothness that characterised the performance of it on the previous evening. The audience had considerably increased in number, and by…
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The ball given annually by a few of the bachelors of Parramatta took place last night at the Parramatta School of Arts, and whether it was that the promoters were more eligible or more persuasive than usual, it was attended by…
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At the half-yearly meeting of the Band and Albion G. M. Co., held at Ballarat yesterday, the following report was presented:— We have great pleasure in stating that during the half-year…
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