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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1893

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Amusements. "Robbery Under Arms" at the Theatre Royal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 April 1893 · page 5

The re-opening of the Theatre Royal on Saturday night was quite an important function, as well because of the popularity of the house as of the interest attaching to Mr. J…

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Promenade Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1893 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A splendid programme was presented at the promenade concert held in the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, on Saturday evening. The Newtown Band, under Mr. Thomas Meller, was in…

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Town Hall Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1893 · page 6

A great popular ballad and instrumental concert will be given at the Town Hall this evening under Mr. Charles Hucuerbem's management. Miss Ada Crossley, Miss Colbourne Baber, the City Organist,…

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Gaiety Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

There was a holiday audience at the Gaiety Theatre, where the World's Star Gaiety Minstrel and specialty Company produced an entertainment which kept the people in a state of merriment. The…

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Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

A sound theatrical pohey has been adopted at the Criterion theatre in the retention of "Niobe, All Smiles" during Easter week, for the excellence of the piece having been spread abroad by the long continuance…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

Not only in the "popular" portions of the house, but in the dress circle also, the Theatre Royal was crowded to the doors last night—indeed, in the dress circle people were st nding where the scenery was…

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Lyceum Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

Playgoers crowded into the Lyceum Theatre, and throughout the performance of "Miss Esmoralda" enthusiasm ran high. Mr. Lonnen's melo-dramatic display at the close of the…

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Royal Standard Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

The Emerald Dramatic Club gave a creditable representation in the Royal Standard Theatre of the "Colleen Bawn." The principal characters were sustained as follows:—Myles-na-Coppaleen, Mr. J…

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Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

The experiment made by Mr. Riguold at Her Majesty's Theatre in the matinee performance of "Man to Man," yesterday, was crowned with success. The unsettled state of the weather in the…

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A Duchess at a Masked Ball

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 2

The Duchess of Dustborough was decidedly modern in her tastes, and therein she differed from all the other occupants of the Duchesses' bench…

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A Popular Concert

Evening News · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 2

This concert, given last night at the Town Hall under the experienced direction of Mr. Charles Huenerbein, fully justified its title of "popular;" and in the construction of a…

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Town Hall Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

A great audience filled the Town Hall last night, when an attractive concert, consisting of favourite ballads and familiar instrumental music was given under Mr. Charles Huenerbein's management. The…

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Promenade Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

The attractions at the People's Promenade Concerts in the Exhibition Buildiug were last evening supplemented by the addition of the names of Mrs. Aylmer Jay and Miss Blanche Esmonds to the programme…

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Town-hall Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

The patronage accorded to the concert given last evening in the Town-hall was of a true holiday character -- numerous, happy, and insatiable in its appetite for encores…

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The Promenade Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1893 · page 5

The People's Promenade Concert in the Exhibition Building last night attracted a moderate attendance. An excellent programme had been prepared, but the…

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A Duchess at a Masked Ball. (CONCLUDED.)

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 April 1893 · page 2

Bertie s arrangements worked very perfectly, and the Duchess at last found herself putting up under the name of Mrs. Davidson at a not very…

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Mariette's Dance

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 2

"Ah, yes, ma'm'selle, we all loved Mariette dearly, for she was an orphan, and the good God had intrusted her to the care of the village. But in spite…

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Sir John Gilbert's Pictures. Gift to the Art Galleries. London, April 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 5

Sir John Gilbert, R.A., has presented his pictures to the Art Galleries of London, Liverpool, and Manchester. Sir John Gilbert is President of the Royal Society…

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Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 10

"A Village Priest," the five-act drama to be performed for the first time at the Criterion Theatre this evening, was originally produced at the Haymarket Theatre, where it had a great run, with Mr. Beerbohm…

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