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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts
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Large audiences have been the rule at Her Majesty's during the week, and the claborate staging of Mr. Gilbert Parker's version of "Faust," and the principal rendering of the plot by Mr. Rignold's company have been the themo…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--A constable on duty in Albert-street last night, arrested a man who had in his possession a quantity of stage clothing, the property of Signora Majeroni, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gaiety Theatre attracted a very large audience last evening, the occasion being the reproduction of Shakespeare's tragedy, " Othello" Mr. Dampier as Othello, Miss Dampier as Desdemona, and Mr. Edmund…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →On Wednesday evening last, a concert was given in the Adolphus-street sohoolroom, under the auspices of St. Mary's Young Mons' Friendly Society, in aid of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Sophia" held the boards at the Criterion Theatre on Saturday night, and there was a good attendance to witness the performance of this delightful drama. The company is an undeniably strong one, and the acting throughout is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →After one week's run, "Princess-Ida" is seen to be gaining in popularity; for though it has drawn good houses from the first, the audience has steadily increased, until on Saturday night it almost exceeded the accommodation of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Despite the threatening state of the weather on Saturday night, there was an excellent attendance at Her Majesty's Theatre to witness "Faust," and, as on previous evenings, the drama was received with marked favour…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →After a run of several weeks, which must have proved gratifying to the management at the Standard Theatre, Don Juan, Junior, was removed from the boards on Friday, and on Saturday evening Venus and Adonis, another…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Jean Valjean, Saint or Sinner," Mr. Dampier's own dramatisation of Victor Hugo's novel, " Less Miserables." was received at the Gaiety Theatre on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The drama, "Valjean, Saint or Sinnor" was played at the Gaiety Theatre on Saturday evening, in the presence of a very large audience. The pit and stalls of the theatre were crowded, and there was also a good dress-circle. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The first annual concert of the singing classes of Miss Florence Gordon was given on Saturday afternoon at the Protestant Hall, Castlebreagh-street, in the presence of a numerous audience. The pupils to the number of about…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The performance of "Faust" last evening at Her Majesty's Theatre was witnessed by a very large audience, including the Chancellor and his wife (Sir William and Lady Manning), other members of the Senate of the Sydney…
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Continued on Trove, page 22 →The [?]quet Theatre at Oporto was completely destroyed by fire on the night of March 20, the conflagration being caused by a gas accident, which occurred during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--Abraham Street was committed for trial to-day on a charge of embezzling several thousands of pounds from Barnett and Co., his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last night the drama "The World Against Her" was repeated at the Gaiety Theatre, and as the occasion was the benefit of Miss Lily Dampier, the popularity of that lady was marked by a house which was crowded in every part…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Last week it was intended to withdraw "Princess Ida" in order to make way for "Dorothy" to-night, but the approval of the opera by the public has been so emphatically pronounced that the management of the Royal have…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The attendance at the above place of amusement to witness "Faust" has been excellent during the past week, and the verdict already pronounced by a very large number of people has been fully sustained. No doubt there will be…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The cannon-ball tree (Couroupita quianemit), be called from the resemblance its fruit bears to a cannon-ball, grows in the alluvial plains skirting the rivers of British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After the feast of the previous week, the music of the past week has been reduced to small dimensions, "Princess Ida" being the only musical entertainment. The perversion of the Laureate's charming…
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