Pretty Dear Pictures
THE price paid for Millet's "Angelus" is said to be the largest ever given for a picture at auction, with a single exception. The French Government paid 117,500dol. for…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1890
1,325 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 67
Amusements. Theatre Royal
The evening's entertainment here will of course be the panto[?]ime of "Aladdin," which is sure to be pla[?]ed before a large audience. This is a singularly bright, sparkling, production, and Mr. John Bru[?]ton's…
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There was another very good attendance at the above place of amusement last night, to witness the performance of the Mortyne and Faust Families and the London Bellringers, the entertainment proving very…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Band Contest at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
A brass band contest, promoted by M. J. Moronoy, and for which six bands competed, was concluded to-night. The adjudicator, Mr. J. Churchill Fisher, of Sydney, awarded the first prize to…
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The Highland gathering on New Year's Day has hithero been followed by a concert of Scottish music at some of our public assembly rooms. And this custom was duly honored in the…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The prized won at the late band contest were handed over at Rouse's Hotel last night by the promoter, Mr. Moroney. The proceedings were very…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--A bass band contest took place to-night on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, when the first prize was awarded to the Newcastle 4th Regiment Band,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Zurich. a Theatre Destroyed. Escape of the Audience. LONDON, January 2
A theatre at Zurich, Switzerland, caught fire last night during the performance of a drama, and a panic ensued. The building was quickly filled with smoke,…
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Public curiosity had two subjects on which to excite itself during the recess, in which preparation was made for the Boxing Night performance. It was known that "Aladdin" was to be revived…
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The pantomime of "Aladdin" left little to be desired on Boxing-night, but it has now been considerably condonsed and thereby improved. As it stands at present, it is a bright, langhter-provoking…
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"Friends," which lives in the memory of Sydney playgoers associated with Fred Marshall as Markham, with Miss Blanche Stammers as Mrs. Dawson, and with other actors who…
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Mr. Rignold has most amply fulfilled the promise of a worthy representation of Shakspeare's fairy-comedy, and the production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will rank in theatrical annals…
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LONDON, December 30.—During a rehearsal of the new play "Joan of Arc" in Paris, Madame Sara Bernhardt, who took the part of the heroine, mounted the pile…
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London, Dec. 30.—During the rehearsal in Paris of the patriotic drama, "Joan of Arc," Madame Sarah Bernhardt, the famous tragedienne, had a narrow escape from a terrible death…
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WELLINGTON, Saturday.--A concert and limelight exhibition took place in the Public Hall last night in aid of the Roman Catholic Boys' School. At 8.30 the hall was crowded,…
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IT seems that Edgar F. Tye runs a dance room at 41 Broadway, Glebe, and here at certain periods the youths and maidens of the neighborhood meet to revel in the "mazy"…
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The wedding of Princess Sophie of Prussia with, the Duke of Sparta, which took place at Athens lately, has drawn all eyes toward the capital of Greece, and some extracts from an article in a…
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At the Central Police Court on Monday a young man named Oscar O'Shea was charged with having been on the enclosed premises of Edgar Tye, Broadway, Glebe, without the permission of…
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COOGEE.—The Coogee Palace Aquarium was crowded on Sunday afternoon, the occasion being a special entertainment given by Mr. Harry Rickard's company. The programme included…
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A satisfactory sign of success in connection with the pantomime of "Aladdin" is that the house was better filled on Monday evening and last night than on Saturday. The production is evidently appreciated on…
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