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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1892

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At The Theatre

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 6

Henry Ireland, on remand, pleaded not guilty at the Central Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. Delohery, S.M., to a charge of being a suspected person frequenting the vestibule of Her Majesty's…

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The Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 71

"La Mascotte," by the Juvenile Opera Company, has proved a genuine luck-bringer to the Criterion Theatre, which, despite the special pantomime attractions and the various other…

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Music and Drama. Theatre Royal

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 71

The glories of the Christmas pantomime and the magnificence of the "Forty Thieves" have made the Theatre Royal crowded to its fullest extent on every possible occasion since the opening night…

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Our Photographic Competition-fifth Series of Pictures

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 26

On The Road with Wool (By Mr. H. Mead, Uranquinty.)…

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Church Concert. Dubbo

The Australian Star · Monday 11 January 1892 · page 4

A very successful tea-meeting and concert was held at Naramine last week in aid of the building fund of the Church of England. The tables were presided over by Mrs…

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Stage, Song and Show. The management of the Theatre Royal

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 3

announce another afternoon performance of " The Forty Thieves " for to-morrow. Doors will be opened at 1 o'clock, and those who hope for seats should be in time…

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Footlight Flashes. the Pantomime Season. Phenomenal Success at the Royal. Big Houses at Her Majesty's. Matinees of "The Forty Thieves" and "The Babes in the Woods" To-day. the Juvenile Opera Company. Highly Successful Debut of Two Natives. Revival or "The Milkado"—Last Nights of the Season—John F. Sheridan's Vienna Gardens Entertainment—Surely Winning Public Favour—Covent Garden Grand Opera Company—Sacred Concerts—Misses Alba Score Another Success Odd Items

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 7

"The Forty Thieves" at the Royal continues on its highly successful career, in fact, the attendances are phenomenally good, and it ia still by no means an easy job to secure a…

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Footlight Flashes. the Pantomime Season. Phenomenal Success at the Royal. Big Houses at Her Majesty's. Matinees of "The Forty Thieves" and "The Babes in the Woods" To-day. the Juvenile Opera Company. Highly Successful Debut of Two Natives. Revival of "The Mikado"—Last Nights of the Season—John F. Sheridan's Vienna Gardens Entertainment—Surely Winning Public Favor—Covent Garden Grand Opera Company—Sacred Concerts—Misses Alba Score Another Success Odd Items

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 7

"The Forty Thieves" at the Royal continues on its highly successful career, in fact, the attendances are phenomenally good, and it is still by no means an easy job to secure a…

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Yass Hospital Ball. Yass

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 6

It is intended to have a grand fancydress ball, in aid of the funds of the Yass District Hospital, on the occasion of the opening of the tramway to Yass, which it…

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The French Theatre. Outrage Against Public Morals. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1892 · page 5

The lessee and an actross at the Theatre Realiste, in Paris, have been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment each for outraging in public morals. Two other…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 127

H. J. Byron said a play was like a cigar, "If it is a bad one, no puffing will make it draw ; if a good one, all your friends want a box." Judged by the manner in which the boxes and other parts…

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The Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 127

The Japanese opera "Mikado" was revived at the Criterion Theatre on Saturday last, when the Juvenile Opera Company was reinforced by the addition of Master…

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Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 127

Much that has been said of the one pantomime applies with equal force to the other; the Babes are nearly as interesting as the Thieves, and their champion, the bold Robin Hood, has no rival…

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Our Photographic Competition-sixth Series of Pictures

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 26

On Strike in Noumea. (By Mr. Peace, Noumea, New Caledonia.)…

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Dummies in the Band. Tricks of the Musician's Trade

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 1

The barber was cutting my hair, and with the affability of his race, he strove to entertain me. His conversation ran upon his own powers as a musician. His…

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A Good Catholic Concert

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 17

THE committee of gentlemen who organized and carried out the concert at Darlinghurst Hall on Monday evening m aid of the Sacred Heart Church improvements, gave as a lesson in good…

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Base Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 3

The final match for the cup and pennant was played at Moore Park on Saturday, and it was won by the West Sydneys from the Sydneys by 21 runs to 14 runs. Each club had won and lost an equal number…

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Footlight Flashes. the Pantomimes At the Royal and Her Majesty's. Another Successful Week. The Juvenile Opera Company. Last Nights of the Season. Return of the B. and B. Company. The Vienna Garden Entertainment—Frank Smith's Minstrels—Sunday Concerts on the Boom—People's promenade Concerts—At the Centennial Hall—The Aquarium Entertainments—Addison's Minstrel Company—And Dramatic News and Notes

Referee · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 7

The Royal pantomime is still booming along and each succeeding night sees a house full to overflowing. The "Forty Thieves" has caught on with a vengeance, and as business…

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With the Governor. Among Snowy Mountains Camp Life at Kiandra. Beautiful Snow--An Open-air Concert-- Below Freezing Point--Snow Racing -- Snow Shoes-- Kiandra's Halcyon

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 5

IN Kiandra we are as it were in a different world from Australia as it is generally known and pictured. Up here among the peaks of these snow-draped…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1892 · page 183

The matinee performance advertised for Wednesday last was postponed, that being the day of the funeral of the late Duke of Clarence. The attendance at the theatre and the interest in the…

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