The Burns Memorial Concert
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 11
At the last meeling of the Burns memorial committee the bouorary secretary announced that the subscriptions received to date amounted to £750. It was resolved to engage the services of Mr. N. J…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Western Australia. Madame Melba's Concert. Accident to Some Admirers. Perth
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 11
At Madame Melba's second concert last night the Queen's Hall was again packed, and the street front was thronged throughout the entertainment. At the rear of the building is an old shed, facing the balcony…
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Truth · Sunday 18 January 1903 · page 2
"Cinderella" at the Criterion continues its merry course to full houses. John F. Sheridan in the character of Baron Bounder, grows more suspiciously and cruelly like George…
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Truth · Sunday 18 January 1903 · page 2
The rapid calculator, Jaques Inaudi, made his first appearance at the Tivoli yesterday and succeeded in completely astonishing his audience by the wonderful facility with…
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Truth · Sunday 18 January 1903 · page 2
The Royal Comic Opera Company's "Paul Jones" brings unadulterated delight to large audiences at the Palace. The pretty and always tuneful music of the romantic…
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Truth · Sunday 18 January 1903 · page 2
"The Breaking of the Drought" is breaking a record at the Lyceum so far as public appreciation goss, for, although the piece has been running for some weeks, the theatre is still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Give Us a Show. Theatre Royal
Truth · Sunday 18 January 1903 · page 2
A crowded and enthusiastic audience at the Theatre Royal last night, unanimously pronounced a distinctly flattering verdict on the first performance in Australia of "The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Last Scene in the "Cake Walk." London's Newest Dance
Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1903 · page 10
The winners of the cake pass under the living aisle, preceded by a little child bearing the trophy. The dance is, of course, based on the American negro cake walk, which has so often been seen in Sydney. It has become very popular in London fashionable…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Theatres Theatre Royal—"the Fortune Teller." a Pronounced Success
Sunday Times · Sunday 18 January 1903 · page 2
The production, for the first time in Australia, of "The Fortune feller," described as "a romantic and fascinating Hungarian comic opera, naturally had the effect of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albertha's Band. An Alleged "Push Queen." Blue Metal, "Langwidge" and Unchastity. "I've Seen Men with Her and the Child in the Same Bed."
Truth · Sunday 18 January 1903 · page 3
At the Water Police Court last Monday, before Mr. Isaacs. S.M., Ellen Bullin charged Albertha Cartey with having used threatening words to her, and…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 5
There was a good attendance at the Criterion Theatre on Saturday, when the pantomime Cinderella "was again given with success. A couple of new items were introduced—a song and dance…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 5
On Saturday M. Jaques Ina[?] made his first appearance at the Tivoli Theatre, and occupied a prominent place in the bill. His arithmetical feats proved most astonishing to the large…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 5
"Standing room only" was displayed at every entrance to the Lyceum Theatre on Saturday night some time before the curtain went up. In "The Breaking of the Drought" Mr. Bland…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 7
The first public appearance of M. Jaques Inaudi, "the mental marvel," in Australia took place at the Tivoli Theatre on Saturday afternoon. He was given an excellent reception, both at the matinee and at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ashfield Band Stand. Opened by the Premier
Evening News · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 6
Sir John Sea went to Ashfield on Saturday for the purpose of opening the pavilion originally erected at Farm Cove for the reception of the first Governor-General of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Cinderella" at the Criterion Theatre
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 7
The next matinee of Mr. John F. Sheridan's pantomime "Cinderella" will be given at the Criterion Theatre on Wednesday, at 2 o'clock. "Cinderella" will also be repeated each night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Amusements. Theatre Royal.—"the Fortune Teller."
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 5
So much had been said and promised in advance in reference to the comic opera. "The Fortune Teller," which was produced for the first time in Australia at the T[?]eater Royal…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 7
Another crowded audience applauded Padi Jones" at the Palace Theatre on Saturday night. The last matinee will be given on Wednesday, beginning at 2 o'clock, and the final performance…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Amusements. Theatre Royal. "The Fortune Teller."
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 7
On Saturday evening "The Fortune Teller"--a new comic opera in three acts, of which Mr. Harry B. Smith is the librettist and Mr. Victor Herbert the composer--was produced under the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ashfield Commemoration Band Stand. Opened by Sir John See
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 5
The fine pavilion which was constructed at Commonwealth time at Farm Cove as a landing place for the Governor-General, and which was subsequently used for the reception of the Duke and…
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