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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1898

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The Ninety-eight Concert. at the Town Hall Next

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 10

IF the Town Hall is not packed on Tuesday night it will no be the fault of the Ninety-Eight Commemoration organizers. A strong programme of patriotic Irish music has been drawn up, and it is…

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Railway Institute Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 12

A concert was held in the Railway Institute on Friday evening, the 11th instant, under Mr. Rudolph Hempel's direction, in aid of the widow and orphans of the [?] Mr. Alfred Jones, of the [?] department,…

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Concert and Social at Manly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 12

On Thursday evening at the Aquarium Hall, Manly, a concert was arranged for the benefit of the widow and children of the late Mr. David Taylor, a well-known and popular resident of the villages. The…

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'98 Memorial Fund Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 12

Mr. J. A. Delany will conduct "a grand national concert" in aid of the '98 Memorial Fund at the Town Hall next Tuesday evening. An interesting event in connection with this musical celebration of…

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Amusements. the Albani Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 12
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Sydney playgoers for many years post have looked to the enterprise of Messrs. Williamson and Musgrove for the introduction of the leading theatrical celebrities of the day. This firm is now apparently…

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The '98 Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 10

As will be seen in our advertising columns, an Irish national concert in aid of the '93 commemoration will take place at the Town-hall, Sydney, on Tuesday evening next. Such well-known…

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Give Us a Show. Lyceum Theatre

Truth · Sunday 20 February 1898 · page 2

LAST night was no exception to the long rule of crowded houses that have characterised the Lycaum since the inauguration of the preseant eminently successful season…

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Woman's World: Continued from Page 10. the Cricket Ball at Glen Innes

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 February 1898 · page 11

Mr. PHILIP SHERIDAN asserts, with regard to the ball given to the English cricketers at Glen Innes, that Prince Ranjitsinbji's remarks published by us are quite correct, and that the…

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The '98 Concert

Truth · Sunday 20 February 1898 · page 2

IT will surprise us if the Town Hall on 'Tuesday evening next be not filled to overflowing. The above concert because of the artists engaged and the very excellent…

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Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1898 · page 3

The chief event at Her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday was the first public appearance of M[?]e. Albani. When the famous prima donna entered the vice-regal box with Mr. Gye and Mr. Williamson,…

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Royal Standard Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1898 · page 3

"Ten Nights in a Bar Booro," was staged at the Royal Standard Theatre on Saturday night under favourable an auspices. The building was well filled with an appreciative audience, and the play ran…

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Amusements. the Albani Concert. Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1898 · page 3

Although Mme, Albani, who is a bad s[?]or, travelled overland, the other members of her concert party stuck to the ship, and so reached Sydney by the Oruba on Saturday afternoon. Cordial…

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The Albani Concerts

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1898 · page 3

The plan for the second and third Albant concerts will be opened at Paling's this morning. There has been an exceptionally large booking for the opening concert on Wednesday evening,…

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Royal Standard Theatre

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 3

The sixty-ninth week of Henry's Dramatic Company's season at the Royal Standard Theatre was successfully inaugurated on Saturday night, when the temperance drama "Ten Nights in a…

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Concert at Randwick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 7

A well-arranged concert, under the auspices of the St. Jude's Institute, Randwick, was held in the school hall, on Friday evening. The first part of the programme included songs by Mrs. S. R. Kennedy,…

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'98 Memorial Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 7

A national concert, which has been organised by a strong committee, will be given at the Town Hall to-night in old of a fund for a permanent memorial of the affair of '98. Mr. J. A. Delany will direct this…

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Amusements. the Albani Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 7

In consequence of the great demand for reserved seats for the debut in Australia of Madama Albani at to-morrow night's concert, the management is extending the reserved seat accommodation in the front…

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Lyceum Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 8

Crowded houses have followed the introduction of the new nautical drama, "Nancy and Her Sailor," at the Lyceum Theatre, where no change will be needed for some time to come…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 8

At the Tivoli Theatre Mr. Philip Nowbury's fine singing of "L'Estudiantina" is one of the chief sources of attraction, and the sensational flights of the Hegelmanns close the entertainment with a…

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