Birchall's Book. His Life, Trial and Prison Experiences. Birchall's Life at School and Oxford University. Always a Remarkably Lively Youth. More Serious Joking at the University -- Oxford Girls of All Kinds Described in Prose and Picture Warnings to Young Men -- Managing a Theatre. All Sorts and Conditions of Women
The Australian Star · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 2
The are many types of the fair sex -- the boating girl, the dancing girl, the girl one meets out at dinner, the girl who studies and is very learned, the simple cousin from…
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The Australian Star · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 6
There was a squabble between Mr. Hicks, lessee of the Opera House, and Wangenheim's Opera Company last night, in which blows were exchanged, after which the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Birchall's Book. His Life, Trial and Prison Experiences. Birchall's Life at School and Oxford University. Always a Remarkably Lively Youth. More Serious Joking at the University-Oxford Girls of All Kinds Described in Prose and Picture--Warnings to Young Men --Managing a Theatre. [Concluded.] Guy Fawkes Remembered
The Australian Star · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 3
The Fifth of November, popularly known as Guy Fawkes Day, is now to a certain extent, and formerly was, a great day in Oxford and Cambridge. The fight…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 71
The story of "Cinderella," re-dressed and touched, after five years' rest, gives every satisfaction to the patrons of the Theatre Royal, and if only for the scenic beauties presented by Messrs…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 71
"Impulse" has apparently not so thoroughly taken the fancy of the public as might have been expected, and its withdrawal is announced for this (Saturday) evening, when…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 71
The favour accorded to "Dick Whittington and His Cat" on the first presentation has increased as the season progresses, and the management nightly find the stalls and family circle too…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 10
The brilliantly-mounted production of "Cinderolle" continues to attract large houses here. Notwithstanding its success, however, it is to be withdrawn in less than three weeks in consequence of the engagement,…
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Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 15
MR. John Wilson, proprietor of the Palace Hotel, Melbourne, on Wednesday swore an information against Oswald Twist, late boots of the hotel, who is now undergoing 18 months' imprisonment in…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 6
There was a squabble between Mr. Hicks, lessee of the Opera House, and Wangen-heim's Opera Company last night, in which blows were exchanged, after which the…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 71
The first concert of the year will be memorable as the last appearance or Madame Patey, who gave her farewell concert on New Year's night in the Centennial Hall, in presence of a very large…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5
The entertainment provided by Professor Anderson at the Gaiety Theatre continues to be a public altraction. On Saturday night a large audience assembled, and it appeared thoroughly delighted with the feats of…
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The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 6
MR. J. H. VICKERY, who gave a very interesting lecture on Stanley's life and travels in Africa in the Temperance Hall on Saturday night in aid of Dr. Barnardo's…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 6
"Cinderella" continues to draw excellent houses, thanks to the beauty of its scenery and costumes, and its lively interpretation. It is, bowover, announced that the pantomime con only be played for 15 nights…
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The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 3
Sir,--For some time past I have seen in a shop window in Sydney a very offensive picture, illustrative of disease. Some time since, in London, in the case of Regina v…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 6
The first morning performance of "Dick Whittington and his Cat" was given here yesterday, when the attendance was exceedingly large, many people being unable to gain admission. Mr. Rignold announces the…
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The Australian Star · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 6
WE have on several occasions pointed out to the theatre-goers of this city the danger that exists in the presence of numbers of professional pickpockets in the crowd that…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 155
The new setting of "Cinderella" improves on acquaintance. The gorgeously-dressed King Gold and the Good Fairy, by whom he is outwitted, are effective in their song. Miss Amy Johns is a…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 155
"Harvest," written by Mr. H. Hamilton, the adapter of "Moths," is a play with a prologue and three acts. The prologue is the "Sowing," in which we are introduced to a cottage in North…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 155
Here, in the presence of a very large audience, was produced "The Middleman," which, as a literary work, is as meritorious as the popular play of which the author styles himself "part…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 155
"Dick Whittington and his Cat," with their many adventures, nightly interest a very large audience. There is, despite all the surroundings, enough of the old story left to charm both young…
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