Amusements. Moonlight Promenade Concert
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 10
A promenade concert was given last evening in the Ashfield Recreation Ground in aid of the Infants' Home. The bands of the Second Regiment and of the Volunteer Artillery were the performers, numbering together over 40…
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Nepean Times · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2
took place the same evening in the Temperance Hall, which had been neatly decorated with bunting and ferns by Messrs. Heard and Hickey, and presented a very gay appearance. About 35 couple…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 608
Mr. Dampier and his company have daring the past week been playing "No Mercy," written some time ago by Mr. Julian Thomas ("The Vagabond") expressly for Mr. Dampier. The drama has been…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 608
"Hoodman Blind" is drawing good houses to the Theatre Royal. The actors are naturally more at their ease than on the opening night, and some have considerably unproved. Mr. Titheradge and Miss…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 11
In accordance with notices which have, already appeared in these columns the benefit accorded to M. Leon Caron was given in the New Masonic Hall, last evening, in presence of his Excellency the Governor and Lady…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 608
On Wednesday evening a moonlight promenade concert was given in the Ashfield Recreation Ground in aid of the funds of the infant's Home. The performers, numbering over 40, were the members of the…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 5
For several years past, one of the names best known in the musical world in Sydney has been that of Mons. Leon Caron, who, whether as composer, conductor of an orchestra, or solo…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1886 · page 8
Sir,—The great success that has attended the initial performance of the new Sydney Musical Corps has proved how fully the public appreciated the efforts of its conductor to provide a popular entertainment of good musical…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1886 · page 7
The extraordinary stride of musical art in Sydney is a matter for congratulation. Much has been done during the past 12 months to place music before the public in its most…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1886 · page 7
Sir,--Observing that there is a concert shortly to be given by the Sydney Philharmonic Society, I venture to express my hope that they will not at this concert adopt the wretched…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1886 · page 7
Cottiers weekly concert drew a crowded house at the Protestant-hall on Saturday evening, when an excellent popular programme was provided. The first part, consisting of…
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Evening News · Wednesday 24 March 1886 · page 4
This morning Herr Patek and Mr. Momen waited upon the Mayor (Mr. John Young), to ask him to fix a time for a meeting of those interested in establish-ing a band. The object would be to form a…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1886 · page 10
"No Merey" was played for the last time at the above place of amusement on Saturday evening, before a large audience. On Monday Pettitt's drama, "The Royal Pardon," was revived, and has been fairly patronised. Mr…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 5
CAMPBELLTOWN, Friday. -- A volunteer ball was held to-niglit, and proved to be one of the most successful gatherings of the sort over held in Campbelltown. The Town-liall was…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 15
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser
After two or three weeks of drama of a more or less sensational type, the announcement of the reproduction of "Hamlet" at the above place of amusement was in all probability hailed as a sort of respite by a considerable…
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Globe · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 5
"Hoodman Blind," after a very succeeful run, will be replaced to-night by a dramatised version of Hugh Conway's famous story "Dark Days." The…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 660
The powerful melodrama, "Hoodman Blind," with its beautiful scenery and many tableaux of life's varied mysteries, was played for the last time on Friday evening, and will this evening be followed,…
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Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 15
THE audience on St. Patrick' night at the concert held under the auspices of the united Irish societies was, perhaps, the largest that has ever been crowded together in the new Masonic Hall…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 14
A concert was given in the Congregational Church, Redfern, last evouiiig, in aid of the building fund. The vocal performers numbered botween 30 and 40, tho orchestra over 20. Mr. W. Herbert conducted, and sang one bass solo…
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