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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1883

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Public School Concert

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 4

AN entertainment, consisting of a concert and drama, gone through by the pupi[?]s of the Public School (Parramatta North), assisted by some of the more prominent of our local…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1883 · page 6

Prolific dramatists, like prolific authors, rarely display much variety of style, owing, doubtless, to the strain put upon them to supply as much work as possible while there is a profitable demand for it, and so it is not surprising to…

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Amusements. "The Romany Rye" at the Theatre Royal

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1883 · page 3

On Saturday night, the long-expected " Romany Rye" made its first appearance to a house packed in every conceivable hole and corner. The announcement concerning standing room, which has…

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Plain and Fancy Dress Ball

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 3

A Plain and Fancy Dress Ball was held in the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, lust evening. 'The attendance was not large, but there were sufficient ladies and gentlemen present to…

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Highland Society's Concert

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 3

The Highland Society's Musical Union gave a concert at the Protestant Hall in the evening, the chair being occupied by Mr. Angus Cameron, M.L.A. There was a large attendance, and a programme of…

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[?] Concert

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 3

At the Protestant Hall in the [?] miscellaneous Society's Musical Union [?] M.L.A., in concert, with Mr Angus [?] attendance,the chair. There was an excellent [?] Union…

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A City Band. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1883 · page 3

Sir,--Hearing that there is an agitation in the city for a subsidy of £6000 for the formation of a city band, I submit that if the formation of sack is intended, no professionals who play elsewhere, and…

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The Dublin Assassinations. Pen Pictures of the Prisoners, with a Description of James Carey, Who Turned Informer

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 7

An "eye witness" of the early proceedings in the court, writes thus in the Dublin NA-TION of February 10:—To those who have attended on the previous days of this…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1883 · page 8

The "Romany Rye" attracted another crowded house last night, and judging from the liberal applanse bestowed upon the performance the drama is likely to have a successful run…

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Amusements. Gaiety Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1883 · page 8

Few novels have been subjected to more searching criticism than "La Dame aux Camcllias," the work which made the fame of the younger Dumas, and to which the prince of French crities, Jules Janin, wrote a preface, which is…

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Concert at Broughton Creek. Broughton Creek

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1883 · page 2

A concert was given here by Blue Jackets from the Nelson and the Miranda last night. The affair was a great success, the building being crowded and numbers being unable to gain…

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Tradesmen's Ball

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 2

THE Penrith Tradesmen's second bal costume took place in the Temperance Hall, on Friday evening, the 30th ultimo, and in every sense of the term, was a grand success. It is…

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Ladies' Page. Gipsy's Notes. Nithsdale Dance

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 25

ON Friday evening between 70 and 80 guests accepted the invitations of the daughter of the house, and aided by singing, music, recitations and dancing spent a few hours very pleasurably. A pair of…

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Destruction of a German Theatre

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 4

BERLIN, April 5.—The National Theatre, at Berlin, has been totally destroyed by fire. The building was empty at the time, consequently no deaths occurred…

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Destruction of a German Theatre. Berlin, April 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 12
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The National Theatre at Berlin has been totally destroyed by fire. The building was empty at the time, consequently there was no loss of life…

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Concert in Aid of St. Peter's Churrch, Surry Hills

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 14

THE concert on Monday evening was by far the most successful affair of the kind, judged both from musical and financial standpoints, that has over been held in the city for many a year. The…

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Gaiety Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1883 · page 6

At the Gaiety Thatre, on Saturday night," Arrah na Pogue" was produced, and judging from its reception, it has lost none of its popularity. The principal feature of the performance was Mr. Sheridan's assumption of the…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1883 · page 6

"The Romany Rye" was repeated at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night, bnt the audience was not numerous. Some of the scenery is exceedingly attractive, and seemingly it won quite as much favour as the play…

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Quarterly Concert of the Euphonic Quartett Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1883 · page 6

The Euphonic Quartett Society gave their quarterly concert on Saturday evening in the Music. Rooms, Stanley-street. The concert was opened by members of the Society performing the overture to Cherubini's "Lodoiska." The…

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