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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts
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New York, December 9.—The "Herald's" cable from Vienna says:—Yesterday was a fete day in Vienna, in the celebration of the feast of the Immaculate Conception, but it ended with a public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miss Clara Hamilton, in the presence of a large audience, gave a highly successful Scotch concert at the Protestant Hall last night, There were a number of clever and popular vocalists, dancers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After detailing the various means of egress at this theatre, he says that only three of the escape doors had the words "escape door" painted on them, but that this omission had since been rectified, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After detailing the entrances and staircases, the inspector says:— "There are eight escape doors, viz., two on each flat, each having their use indicated by the word 'Escape' painted on them. I have never…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The isolated position of this theatre, which is surrounded by wide passages and two public streets, greatly facilitates the ingress and egress. The inflammable nature of the building, which is of wood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From files of the New York Herald to hand by the R.M.S. Zealandia, we extract the following account of the Ring Theatre catastrophe at Vienna, as narrated by the correspondent of that journal :—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE burning of the Rink Theatre at Vienna, and the fearful loss of life occasioned thereby, will long impart a melancholy interest to the departed year. Our illustration of the theatre is from a photograph kindly…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →THE terrible calamity, in which over 900 lives were lost at the Ring Theatre in Vienna, gives an interest to the locality, which is felt all over the world. The position of the building is one…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →But nobody was there to receive. A flock of guests was assembling—peasant girls, Italian, German, and Norman; Turks, Greeks, Persians, fish-wives, brigands, chocolatewomen, Lady. Washington, Penelope, Red Riding-hood,…
Continued on Trove, page 99 →"The Green Lanes of England " was repeated at this theatre on Saturday evening to an excellent audience. That this play has secured a hold on the patronage of the public is evidenced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There were two performances of the pantomime " Blue Beard" at the Queen's Theatre on Saturday. A speciality in the evening's entertainment was the appearance of Mr. Stoneham as a clown. His…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The pantomime of "Sinbad the Sailor" was well attended on Saturday evening. It is a source of amusement made up of gorgeous costumes and scenery, burlesque acting, excellent singing, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miss Christian, one of the most gifted of the many vocalists who have delighted the music lovers of the colonies, announces that her farewell concert takes place on Saturday afternoon next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Pitt-street Band of Hope held another successful meeting in the schoolroom, Pitt-street, on Tuesday evening last, January 24. In the absence of the vice-president, Mr. Jas. Robertson, the chair was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sixteen members of "Captain Moonlight's" Band have been tried and convicted at the Cork Assizes for being implicated in outrages perpetrated on the tenantry of the Earl of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A serious accident occurred at the Queen's Theatre last night to Mr. Harry Stoneham, the popular actor. He has for a few nights been acting as clown, and during the "umbrella scene," at the close of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Michael Strogoff" is not to be produced at the Gaiety Theatre just yet, for the over-increasing favour with which "The Green Lanes of England" is received has made the management determine to retain it upon the boards for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Blue Beard" was presented at the Queen's Theatre last night for the last time, the occasion being the benefit of that very capable and energetic young lady Miss Emma Wangenbeim. The burlesque went with plenty of life, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A special performance of "Sinbad the Sailor" was given at the Theatre Royal last night the hour of commencing the burlesque being earlier than usual, and a little judicious cutting being applied to the dialogue, in order that children,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sixteen members of " Captain Moonlight's " Band have been tried and convicted at the Cork Assizes for being implicated in outrages perpetrated on the tenantry of the Earl of…
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