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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1886

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 7

Every seat in the Theatre Royal was occupied last night, and "Cinderella" was so well received that the performance was much prolonged by encores. Miss Docy and Miss Nellie Stewart, Mr. Greville, Mr. Lenton, Mr…

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The Gaiety Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 7

The production at the Gaiety Theatre of "The Cricket on the Hearth" has been attended with much success. The play now runs merrily along, the perfarmers having become thoroughly imbued with its spirit, and the audiences…

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The Theatre RoyaL

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 36

On Boxing Night the Theatre Royal was crowded to excess to witness the pantomime, "Cinderella," whose successful career last year in Melbourne exceeded that of any previous production of the kind…

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Romance of Stage Life. a Theatre on Fire. a Brave Actor

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 3

In the early experience of my stage life I was at one period member of a company the leading actor of which forms the subject of my story. Leslie Grant was a tall handsome fellow,…

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Amusements. Pantomimes, Concerts, &c

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 6

OPERA HOUSE.—H. J. Byron's comedy of "Baffled" has, since its production on Boxing Night, been played to large audiences. Mr. John L. Hali has made much of the part of the…

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The Highland Society's Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 7

In spite of the [?]est with which the friends of the Highland Society had entered into the sports of the day, they were still on pleasure bent, and so many were anxious to hear the music in the evening that the Protestant Hall was…

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Saturday Afternoon Concert at Chowder

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1886 · page 6

Thanks to Mr. J. H. Rainford, yesterday witnessed the inauguration of a series of Sunday concerts in the new Port Jackson pavilion at Chowder Bay. The charge for admission,…

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Sunday Concert at the Opera House

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 January 1886 · page 6

kuster's sacred and classical concerts at the Opera House have become most favorably established on Sunday evenings, and last night another large and appreciative audience showed…

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James Macbeth's Pictures

Evening News · Wednesday 6 January 1886 · page 3

This distinguished artist has on view, in the Sydney and London Fine Art Company' s establishment in George-street, a splendid and very large picture, entitled "Morning After a Storm, Firth of…

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Pocket Picking at the Theatre Royal

Globe · Wednesday 6 January 1886 · page 8

At the Water Police Court to-day, before Mr. Marsh, S.M., Henry Samuels, Solomon Samuels, and Andrew Loughman, were conjointly charged with having…

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Concert

Globe · Wednesday 6 January 1886 · page 5

A concert in aid of the widow and children of the late Mr. Harry Keefe was given in the Protestant Hall last evening, J. H. Davies, Esq., presiding. In the first…

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Free Concert

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 5

The usual weekly free concert was held in the Mariners' schoolroom, George-street noth, on Wednesday night. Mr. C. W. Richards occupied the chair, and there was a large audience present. Miss…

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The Gaiety Theatre

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 88

The well-known carol, "The Cricket on the Hearth," was selected by Mr. Dampier as the Christmas entertainment for the Gaiety Theatre, and great pains were taken by the scenic artist to…

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Music and Drama. Music and Drama. Theatre Royal

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 88

[?] is still drawing crowded houses to the Theatre Royal. Misses Nellie and Doe Stewart receive a large share of applause, which they fully deserve for the vivacity and earnestness with which…

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The Gaiety Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1886 · page 5

The reproduction of "The Green Lanes of Old England " at the Gaiety Theatre on Saturday night was attended with gratifying success. There was a very large audience, and if the occupants of the gallery were somewhat noisy and…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1886 · page 5

The pantomime is still a great source of attraction at the Theatre Royal, and is not likely to be withdrawn for some time. On Saturday it was witnessed by a very large number of persons, who expressed unbounded admiration for…

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Song of an Old Ball Dress

Globe · Monday 11 January 1886 · page 7

It hung in a cupboard, shabby and worn, In a limp, sad sort of way, A jagged rent in its skirt was torn, And it bore the marks of the fray…

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Amusements. Concert at Botany

Globe · Monday 11 January 1886 · page 5

The usual Sunday afternoon concert at the Sir Joseph Banks Pavilion and Pleasure Grounds, Botany, was largely attended yesterday, the pleasant weather…

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Concert at the Opera House

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1886 · page 7

The sacred and classical concerts given at the Opera House are increasing every week in popularity. Last evening the theatre was crowded, and the programme was in every…

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Chowder Bay Sunday Concerts

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1886 · page 7

Lovers of nature and of art have heavily welcomed the Sunday afternoon trip which M [?] Rainford has [?] for them to the beaut[?] ground of Chowder Bay. its immense pavilion is…

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