Pictures of Camp Life in the Soudan
No sooner had the call of duty come—no sooner had the offer of colonial troops for the Soudan been made by Mr. Dalley—than hundreds of Australia's sons rolled up and took the oath of…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1885
660 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 33
The Kruse Concerts
The concert given last night in the Theatre Eoyal was the most successful oi' .the series up. to the present time. There was ai grand uudience. The house was crowded in every; part, and the nroeraaune…
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On Monday evening a grand concert was given at the St. Augustine's New School in Thames-street. We have already commented in a previous issue on the capital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Amusements. the Kruse Concerts
Good as each Kruse Concert has been, the sixth of the series, given last night, eclipsed its predecessors, not only in the number and character of the solos allotted to Concert-Meister Kruse, but in the interpretation thereof, and…
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Last night's programme of the Krose Concert Company was received by a large audience, and the growing popularity of the executants was thus shown to rest on a sure basis -- that of intrinsic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mercantile Bowing Club Ball
The forthcoming ball of the Mercantile Rowing Club, to be held in the Town Hall, on July 23, promises to be a great success. The hon. secretary, Mr. W. A. Blackstone, reports that nearly all the tickets are disposed of. Attention…
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The programme of Saturday's concert consisted so far as Herr Concert-Meister Kruse's performances were concerned of solos which had been previously heard by him, and which were of the less severe order than some of the…
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About 150 ladies and gentlemen formed a most efficient choir, under the cond[?]torship of Mr. P. D. M'Cormick. Mr. E. G. Godfrey acted as organist, Mr. A. Massey as accompanist, and Mr. W. J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loyal Orange Institution. 12Th July Celebration. Annual Concert
As has been the custom for some years, the Orangemen of New South Wales held a concert to celebrate their great annual festival of the 12th of July, Despite the inclemency of the weather on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Amusements. the Kruse Concerts
The eighth of Horr Kruse's admirable performances was given last night in the Theatre Royal. The elements were again most unpropitious, the rain coming down with especial violence just as the town residents would start for a concert;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Twelfth of July Commemoration. Concert at the Exhibition Building
Last evening the Loyal Orange Institution of New South Wales continued the annual 12th of July commemoration by a grand concert, with addresses, in the Exhibition Building,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Living or Dead. Chapter Iv.—the War Dance
From the moment that Phillip Ormond found himself a prisoner, two ideas had possession of his mind, viz., that he would attempt to escape at all risks ; and, secondly…
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Herr Concert-Moister Kruse has assuredly proved himself a true artist, not only in the masterly rendering of every composition he has given, and the entire subordination of self in the absorbing idea of revealing the composer…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Madams Woolner's Concert
The musical public of Sydney, though somewhat slow to recognise merit, and influenced too often by a prejudice against new somers, are nevertheless, not slow to appreciate real merit and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Row in a Dance-room. Fight Between Girls. "She Spat in Her Pace."
In summons side of the Central Police Court, Wednesday, before Mr. T. K. Abbott, Mary Ann O'Brien charged Kate Farrell with having assaulted her, Mr. Oliver appeared for the prosecution, and Mr…
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The tenth and last concert but one of the series was given in the Theatre Royal last night. Herr Kruse's solos were a sonata by Tartini, which has been previously heard; the air from a suite, by Bach, played on the G string, a noble…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Ball
The Railway Demonstration Ball in the large goods shed at the Jerilderie railway station was the scene of a very pleasant gathering. The youth and beauty of the plains were there in large numbers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Amusements. Theatre Royal
To-morrow night after a long absence and many important additions to their forces, Messrs. Williamson, Garner, and Musgrove's Royal Comic Opera Company will commence a season with the first production in Sydney of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ball and Supper in the North. Newcastle
A meeting of the Contingent Committee was held last evening, when arrangements were perfected in connection with the forthcoming ball and supper to be given to the Northern members of the Contingent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kruse Concerts
The last of the series of Kruse concerts was given last night, when there was a large audience. The house was nearly full, and the audience was most appreciative. The violin solos marked in the…
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