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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1903

4,190 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 210

The Lyceum Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 9

Mr. Bland Holt's excellent production of "The Breaking of the Drought" is being witnessed at the Lyceum Theatre each night by a packed and unmistakably enthusiastic audience. The piece…

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Amusements. the Palace Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 9

The last matinee of "Dorothy" will be given by Mr. Williamson's Company at the Palace Theatre to-day, beginning at 2 o'clock, and the final performance of this successful comic opera…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal.—" the Thirty Thieves."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 9

Last evening there was a good attendance at the Theatre Royal to witness what the management fairly enough describe as the exhilarating entertainment of "The Thirty Thieves." The comic…

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A Glimpse of Morocco. Sun a Ball of Fire

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 7

A head wind in the English Channel, an immoderate breeze in the Bay, and a heavy ground swell off the Portuguese coast make the eye wonderfully keen to discover the first…

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Xmas Number the Sydney Mail Better than ever. Beautiful Pictures. Exciting Stories. 80 pages for [?]d. Now Ready. All News AGENTS.[?]Advt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

The Result of the Drought,—This week's "Sydney Mail" contains several illustrations of Starving Stock at Moss Vale,—Advt…

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Criterion Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 9

"Cinderella" staged at Criterion Theatre continues under very favourable circumstances. Mr. John Sheridan as Baron Bounder delights his large audiences with his up-to-date and very…

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Palace Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 9

The last performance of "Dorothy" takes placer to-day, after enjoying a most successful run. Mr. Williamson announces his intention of reviving at the above theatre the romantic opera…

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Theatre Royal

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 9

The last performances of Mr. Musgrove's production of "the Thirty Thieves" are announced. It is a most entertaining and pretty comic opera; Mr. George Laurie as the secretary, supplies…

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Lyceum Theatre

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 9

Since the first performance of the "Breaking of the Drought" the seating, and even the standing capacity of the Lyceum theatre has been taxed to its very utmost. The story of the play is a pathetic…

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Benefit Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 6

A benefit concert was given in St. Paul's Parish Hall. Redforn, last evening, at which there was a large attendance. A lengthy programme was carried out under the direction of Mr. R. T. Welch…

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A New Dance

The World's News · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 22

Three families in a Cheshire village, the heade of which are a corn merchant, a dentist, and a coroner, are joining in giving a dance. The entertainment is spoken of locally as "The Corn,…

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Rockdale Fire Brigade Band

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

ON account of the severe illness of Bandmaster J. C. Walker, the January Sunday afternoon performance of the Rockdale Fire Brigade Band at Shady…

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The Criterion Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 10

Mr John F. Sheridan's pantomime "Cinderella" ist still being played at the Criterion Theatre to satisfactorily large audiences. A matinee will be given to-day, commencing at…

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The Lyceum Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 10

"The Breaking of the Drought" continues to pack the Lyceum Theatre each night. No change of programme to announced…

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The Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 10

The new programme to be presented at the Tivoli Theatre to-day, beginning at half-past two, and to-night at 8 o'clock, will comprise items by Mr. Fred. Poplar and Miss Kitty Wager, who…

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The Theatre Royal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 10

"The Thirty Thieves" will to-night enter upon its last week. This comic opera continues to draw large audiences, and to meet with public approval…

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The Answer to the " Brass Band."

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 7

We are now in this position (says "The Irish People," November 29). As the week's subscription lists prove—and as the splendid news from, America proves beyond contention—the…

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Amusements. the Palace Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 10

The last performance of "Dorothy" was given at the Palace Theatre last night, in the presence of a crowded audience. To-night Planquette's romantic opera "Paul…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal.—"the Thirty Thieves."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 7

The career of "The Thirty Thieves" at the Theatre Royal is now approaching completion, and to-night will be the last Saturday evening performance. It is hardly possible to say anything…

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The Lyceum Theatre.—"the Breaking of the Drought."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 7

Mr. Bland Holt's latest bill of fare at the Lyceum Theatre is obviously to the public taste, and it is simply impossible to secure anything but standing room after the curtain rises. Even last night, when…

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