Queen's Theatre
On Saturday night "Formosa," or the "Railroad to Ruin," a well-known and not very healthy toned drama, in four acts, was revived at the Queen's Theatre. Mr. Burdett Howe…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1882
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Amusements. Theatre Royal
Theatre-goers in this city have been some what familiarised with the æsthetic craze by the performance of "Patience," and to some extent that opera paved the way for the production of Burnand's æsthetic comedy "The Colonel," which…
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The Theatre Royal, was filled with a large audience on Saturday "evening to witness the production of Burna[?]d's aesthetic three-act comedy, "The Colonel." The piece sparkles with…
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A most enjoyable ball took place last evening at the Sydney Town Hall, in connection with the Glebe Rowing Club. The vestibule was nicely decorated with flags and evergreens. About 150 couples were…
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" The Colonel, the new aesthetic, comedy, by Burnand, entered upon its second week at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, being" witnessed by an overflowing audience, who gave…
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A plain and fancy dress ball, in connection with the North Shore Rowing Club, came off last evening at the Towa Hall, and proved a very successful affair. With a compact working committee of four gentlemen, the hon…
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The return ball to the Mayor of Petersham and Mrs. Gelding, took place at the local town-hall last evening, and was attended by some 200 ladies and gentlemen, including most of the mayor's brother…
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All through the gloomy night, while the city is shrouded in darkness and the citizen sleepeth, there is a power at work for his good that he little wots of. Allusion here is not made to the toiling pressman, providing him with mental food for the forthcoming day…
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Dion Boucicault excellent comedy "London Assurance," with which the theatrical public have long been acquainted, was played before n good audience at the Theatre Royal,…
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The reign of Mr. John Harris as Mayor of Sydney has been characterised by a degree of hospitality that has endeared him to the hearts of those who have partaken of it. Balls, picnics, parties, and dinners,…
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The complimentary concert tendered to Signor Vittorini at the Masonic Hall last night was well attended, in defiance of the inclemency of the weather. The vocalists were Signora Fabris, Miss…
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The complimentary concert to Signor Giovanni Vittorini given at the Masonic Hall last evening, was well attended by a fashionable audience, the disagreeable condition of the weather considered…
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Last night his Worship the Mayor gave a ball to the leading citizens of Sydney, including a considerable number of Government officials, ex-mayors and aldermen, present aldermen and corporation…
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Last evening the "Owls" gave their first annual ball at the Town Hall. Many persons are ignorant as to who or what the Owls are. We will therefore endeavour to enlighten them. They are a private…
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"The School for Scandal" was produced at the Theatre Royal last night. A want of sparkle was observable in one or two instances, but generally the performance was marked with liveliness. Some excellent scenery was provided by…
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By far the most successful performance given by the Smionson Opera Company during its present season at the Gaiety Theatre was that of last night., when "The Hermit's Bell " was produced for the first time in Sydney. In…
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Whosoever the cap fitteth, let him wear it, A flourishing fat young man, Scented cravat young man ; Jolly, free-handed, with - good - men - close-banded,…
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"The Parnell Waltnes," by Miss Mary A. Carroll, and dedicated to Michael Davitt, (says the Nation) claim our attention. We have been informed that the composer in this…
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"The Banker's B[?]ughter," a drama, sometimes known as "The old Love and the New," was produced at the Queen's Theatre on Saturday night. It tells, in new style, the old story of a young wife beloved by her husband,…
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"The Hermit's Bell," which made such a hit on the night of its first performance, continues to delight andiences at the Gaiety Theatre. The splendid chorus in the second aet was very war[?]ly applanded on Saturday night, and as…
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