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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts
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Last night at the Royal there was a special performance, Commencing at half-past 7 and terminating at 10.20, for the convenience of children and patrons living at a dis[?]ance. The innovation was a complete success, although…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Friday next, in the New Masonic Hall, a concert will be given, which from the merits of the programme, apart from the good cause, deserves hearty support. The vocalists are Madame Merz, Miss Josephine O'Brien, Madame…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The one hundred and twenty-eighth anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns was celebrated by the Burns Club yesterday evening by a Scotch, concert, which was given in the Protestant Hall, Castlereagh-street. Notwithstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →So steady has been the support accorded to the new theatre, that already the proprietor is increasing the accommodation. When the theatre was opened a partition extended from the dress circle to the floor of the stalls,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The half-yearly meeting of the Balmain Premier Brass Band was held on Wednesday January 19the at the Town Hall, Darling-road, Balmain, 22 members present. The chair was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE No. I Parramatta Volunteer Fire Brigade’s Pall took place in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening last and passed off most successfully, about 60 couples being present. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Last night Mr. Dampier and Miss Katherine Russell met with a good reception as the Prince of Denmark and Ophelia in Shakespeare's immortal tragedy of "Hamlet." The play has been so frequently revived at this theatre by…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The final performance of "Maritana" for the present season, was given last evening, in the Criterion Theatre, in presence of an audience crowding all parts; in the dress circle and stalls not a sent was vacant. The opera went…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →MR. C. M. Clark, of West Maitland, is still carrying on with most gratifying success both musical and financial, the popular concerts, in aid of the Bishop's House Fund. The third of the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Last evening, in the New Masonic Hall, under the Patrouage of his Excellency the Governor (whose absence in Moss Vale prevented his attendance), the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Sydney, who, with Mrs. Riloy…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dion Bounlesult's racing drama, "The Flying Soud," attracted a fair attendance to this theatre on Saturday evening. There is a great deal of really good dramatic incident in this popular play, and Mr. and Miss Vivian and their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"The Sleeping Beauty; or, Harlequin Mother Goose and the Seven Champions," secured a good attendance on Saturday, and Mr. Albert Malthy's pantomime went as well as ever. The Christmas production will be played for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Saturday evening Mr. Dampier's dramatic version of Miss Braddon's earliest and most sucessful novel "Lady Audley's Secret," was produced for the first time at this theatre. Mr. Dampier, in transferring the story from the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Last evening a melodrama entitled "The Wide World" was produced, with some success, at this theatre. Mr. Vivian, Miss Vivian, and their company were received with great applause, and the play, assisted by a funny…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Lady Audley's Secret," as played by Mr. Dampier's Standard Company, drew a good house to this theatre last evening, and the performance was much appreciated. On Friday evening Mr. Dampier's version of Mrs. Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The revival of Balfe's romantic opera, "The Bohemian Girl," at this theatre has proved very successful. Signor Verdi, who has a flue organ and the best method, and Miss Colbourne-Baber, whose voice has made a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Last evening this playhouse was very well filled, it being the benefit of the Faust Family previous to their departure for China. Mr. Alfred Maltby's successful Christmas pantomime, "The Sleeping Beauty, or…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →What civilisation has done in the shape of clearing the backwoods of Australia, enterprise, and a liberal expenditure (if money, have done for the premise now…
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