Gaiety Theatre
An Australian drama, in four acts, entitled "Crime, or Life in Two Hemispheres," was produced at the Gaiety Theatre on Saturday evening. "Crime" is an eminently unsatisfactory play, purely conventional in…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1887
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The Criterion Theatre
A very fair audience witnessed the last production of "Maritana" at the Criterion Theatre on Saturday night. Miss Colbourne-Baber sang the music belonging to the heroine with great sweetness and skill,…
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Before delivering his sermon at the Congregational Church, Pitt-stree, last night, the Rev. Dr. Jefferis said,— I am going to make a statement to you about the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Amusements. Italian Opera at the Theatre Royal.— Il Trovatore
Verdi's ever-popular opera was repeated at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night. The performance was good throughout, and the audience expressed its pleasure by hearty applause and by demands for repetition, which, with…
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Lecocq's ever-popular comie opera "Girofle-Girofla" was revived at the Criterion Theatre last evening, and the performance was much appreciated by a fair audience. The musie in this comic opera is bright and sparkling, and all…
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OUR illustration represents the principal characters in the popular opera comique, "Nell Gwynne," which lately had its run at the Criterion Theatre, under the management of Mr. James Allison…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Amusements. Italian Opera at the Theatre Royal— "Roberto Devereux."
It is a matter for congratulation that, in spite of uncertain weather and of a comparatively speaking unknown opera being given last night for the first time in Sydney, a well-filled theatre gave hearty welcome to those who took…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miss Elsie Hall's Benefit Concert
A special benefit concert will be tendered to the infant musician, little Elsie Stanley Hall, at the Protestant Hall, on Friday evening, March 18th, for the purpose of sending her to England in time for the Jubilee festivities…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Sydney Liedertafel Thirty-first Concert
A "smoke" concert, being the thirty-first of the society or the first of the sixth season, was given last evening the Protestant Hall, in the presence of his Excellency Lord Carrington (the patron) and a very large audience, by the…
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The final performance of the successful comic opera "Falka" was given at the Criterion Theatre last evening. The representation was witnessed by a very fair audience, and Miss Colbourne-Baber and the members of Messrs…
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Last night Simonsen's new Royal Italian Opera Company performed Donizetti's tragic opera for the second time in Sydney at the Theatre Royal, before a large audience. The opera went smoothly, and was received with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Amusements. the Criterion Theatre
Last night "La Perichole" was revived at the Criterion Theatre with great success. The opera, in spite of being carelessly staged and indifferently acted, met with the most enthusiastic applause. Miss Colbourne-Baber appeared for…
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Signor G. Verdi was tendered a complimentary benefit last evening by the management of the Criterion Theatre, when Wallace's opera, "Maritana," was revived for one night only. Miss Maude Laurent made her first appearance…
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A special general meeting of the Naval Volunteer Artillery Band, was held at Cohen's Hotel on Thursday, Vice-president Mr. John Swain in the chair. The…
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A very fair audience witnessed the final representation of Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth" at the Standard Theatre last evening. Miss Lily Dampier as Lady Macbeth, Mr. Dampier as the Thane of Cawdor, Mr. Harry Leston…
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The opera "Roberto Devereux" was repeated last night at the Theatre Royal to a large audience. The Simensen Opera Company are now evidently more at home in this theatre, and things go more smoothly in consequence…
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The now customary St. Patrick's night national concert under the auspices of the United Irish Societies took place in the evening in the new Masonic Hall. The hall was crowded…
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The choir of the above church, which is known as having a number of the best singers in town among its numbers and as being exceptionally well-trained, gave a…
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A grand concert was given in the Town Hall, Petersham, on March 10, under the auspices of the Adelphia Musical Society in aid of a widow named Mrs. Myers, who is a…
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A very enjoyable concert was given in the New Masomo Hall, Castlereagh-street, last evening by the Public school teachers, who were assisted by a number of friends and some of the scholars of the Paddington Public School and…
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