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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts
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Newcastle, Friday.--A panic occurred tonight in the victoria Theatre owing to a false alarm of fire. Mr. Holloway came to the footlights and assured the audience that there was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, This Day.—Last night, a little after 10, while the "Wages of Sin" was being performed at the Victoria Theatre to a full house, some one in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. and Miss Dampier, assisted by a very good dramatic company, continue to appear in whath as been called the ladies' drama. "The World Against Her," with much success. The play has certainly a good moral influence, and when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The fine drama, "In the Ranks," now being played at this theatre, is certainly one of the best things ever produced in Sydney, and has won the approbation of the people. On Suturday evening the performance was excellent. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There was a crowded house at this theatre on Saturday evening. "Little Jack Sheppard" was performed with as much sparkle and fun as ever, and its power of creating laughter seemed to have diminished in no wise Mr. E. W…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nearly all parts of this theatre were filled on Saturday evening by an audience that was apparently well entertained by the performance of the pantomime, "Robinson Crusoe." The little children, to be seen everywhere,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The arrangements for the centennial band contest are now completed. Signor Zelman, of Melbourne, has been specially engaged to conduct the combined hands, and Mons. Leon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →That the children are not the only patrons of pantomime is nightly proved by the attendance at the Theatre Royal, where the crowds, though largely representative of juvenile Sydney, yet include a…
Continued on Trove, page 68 →The well-trained company at this theatre do their work so thoroughly and the burlesque of "Little Jack Sheppard" has so caught the taste of a large portion of the Sydney public that the entertainment…
Continued on Trove, page 68 →There is still warm approbation of the spectacular and powerful drama "In the Ranks," as played by Mr. George Rignold and his company, and Her Majesty's Theatre continues to be crowded nightly…
Continued on Trove, page 68 →A concert under the auspices of the Leichhardt Literary and Dobating Society was given on Wednesday evening last in the Marion-street Presbyterian Hall, for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ceremony in connection with the laying of the foundation-stone of a new Town Hall for the borough of Balmain was performed on Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Burns, wife of the Mayor, in the presence of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There was a splendid audience at this theatre on Saturday evening, and the well-written and good-intentioned drama, "The World Against Her," was presented with very fine effect by Mr. Dampier and his powerful dramatic…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Saturday night there was an immense audience at Her Majesty's Theatre. "In the Ranks" seems destined to keep the boards for a long time. The setting of the piece is splendid. Better scenery has never been put upon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This handsome little theatre is now crowded every evening with enthusiastic audiences, and the operatic extravaganza, "Little Jack Sheppard," seems destined to have even a more successful season this time than it had on the occasion of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A very good house attended the performance of "Robinson Crusoe" at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening. Tommy, the silent member and foster brother of Crusoe, as represented by Mr. Fred Garnet, was as usual a most…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The bands that have entered for the Centennial Band Contest and Festival will arrive in Sydney early next week. The Tasmanian bands leave to-day at 2 p.m., a number having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT has been suggested advantage should be taken of the presence of a Large number of country visitors in Sydney, during the Centennial celebrations, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seven of the chief bands from Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania will visit Sydney to take part in the band contest. Six bands of New South Wales and five drum and [?] bands (making a total of 18) will also be engaged…
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