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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1885

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Kruse Concert Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 8

So much has been said and written of the Kruse Concert Company, that it is now only necessary to remind our readers that the members of it will make their first…

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Gaiety Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 8

"Fun on the Bristol" drew another large [?] at the Gaiety Theatre on Saturday night, and [?]dan has made the fun more pronounced than over [?]ducing a comic song—"The St. Patrick's Day P[?] which was…

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Amusements. the Kruse Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 8

Concertm[?]ister Kruso, who made his first appearance in Sydney on Saturday night, has assuredly justified the assertion made of him when a child of seven years old—"Here is the making of an artist." An artist, indeed, he is—one…

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Amusements. Kruse Concert Company

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 7

The opening night of the short concert season inaugurated at the Theatre Royal on Saturday was encouraging alike to artists and audience-to the former surely in the warmth of their reception, to…

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The Contingent Band

Evening News · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 5

The Contingent Band attracted a great crowd of visitors on Saturday afternoon, when some really excellent music was tendered. A march, entitled "The Garb of Old Gaol," the music of which was…

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Gaiety Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 8

"Fan on the Bristol" has lost none of its old force as a mirth-provoking trifle at the Gaiety Theatre. A crowded house watched the Widow last night. Her appeal to the steward--"Don't I…

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Amusements. the Kruse Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 8

The programme of the second Kruse concert was, as regards the portion allotted to the Concert-Meister, on afar higher plane than the first. Interesting and elegant as De Beriot's compositions are, beside the Concerte of…

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Amusements. Kruse Concert Company

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 8

The second concert of the series now in progress at the Theatre Royal cannot fail to have raised He[?] Kr[?]e in the public estimation. The rendering given by him of Mendelssohn's great concerte…

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Band Social

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1885 · page 2

ON Friday evening last the Granville Bra[?]s Band initiated a series of monthly socials in the large hall of the School of Arts. There was a very good attendance of dancers, who…

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Amusements. the Kruse Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 July 1885 · page 10

However valuable and acceptable a heavy downpour of rain is for the country, it is singularly inauspicious for those who depend on the support of the miscellaneous public for their entertainment, and furnishes a most unwelcome…

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Ball and Banquest

Evening News · Thursday 9 July 1885 · page 4

A ball and banquet were given to Alderman W. H. Smith, in the Marrickville Town HalL on Wednesday; night by his committee, in honor of his having elected for the first time as alderman for the Cook's…

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Amusements. the Kruse Concert Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 July 1885 · page 8

Although the wet weather had a prejudicial effect upon the attendance at the Theatre Royal last night, there was no diminution in the enthusiasm displayed,. Herr Kruse was encored on the…

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Amusements. the Kruse Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 July 1885 · page 8

The fourth of these fine concerts was received with the heartiest applause by an audience composed chiefly of musically-educated or music-loving people, whose desire to hear good works well performed defied weather,…

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Concert at Newtown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 July 1885 · page 8

At the Newtown Congregational Church yesterday evening a sacred and select concert was given by the choir, assisted by a few lady and gentleman vocalists from other churches. Under the painstaking leadership of the organist…

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Amusements. the Kruse Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 July 1885 · page 8

The change in the weather had a marked effeet on the attendance at the Theatre Royal last night, and the performances, of Herr Kruse especially, evoked the liveliest enthusiasm from all present. His solos had, with…

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Amateur Concert at Randwick

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 July 1885 · page 8

The amateurs of Randwick, assisted by M. de Willimoff gave a most enjoyable concert in the local Town-hall last evening in aid of the Presbyterian Church Organ Fund. The church has only…

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Amusements. Kruse Concert Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 July 1885 · page 8

Perhaps one of the most grateful points about the Kruse Concert Company is the variety and range of their repertoire; upon the resources of the vocalists, indeed, the numerous changes…

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Theatre Bodice

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 71

Violet velvet, silver cord and lace. The plastron is plaited lace, barred across slantwise with bands of velvet, edged with cord, and fastened with silver ornaments. The Medicis collar matches. The sleeves are slashed, so as to display the lace beneath…

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Mercantile Rowing Club Ball

Evening News · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 6

The forthcoming ball of the Mercantile Rowing Club, to be held in the Town Hall, on July 23, promises to the a great success. The hon. secretary, Mr. W.A. Blackstone, report that nearly on the tickets are disposed of. Attention…

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Gunnedah. H. C. Guild Ball

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 10

On Monday night, the 29th ultimo, the members of the Guild gave a ball at the School of Arts, Gunnedah, which proved to be in every respect a success. The night was everything that could be desired for dancing, being fine…

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