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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1904

3,874 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 194

Tivoli Theatre

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1904 · page 2

Processor Dewar's cleverly trained dogs and cats are still secure favorites at the Tivoli, where Mrs. Sims Reeves also continues to receive enthusiastic applause…

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Theatre Royal

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1904 · page 2

The sparkling and gaily dressed pantomime at the Roval, "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast," is still pursuing a prosporous career. Free Graham is a decided…

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Give Us a Shoe Her Majesty's Theatre

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1904 · page 2

"Monsieur Beaucaire," which has been running to uniformly large houses since He first presentation hero on Boxing night, will give place on Saturday…

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Charity Art Union Concert

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 January 1904 · page 2

The complete arrangements for the concert in connection with the benevolent societies' annual fete and art union, which is to take place on the 26th instant in the Sydney Town Hall, are…

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Wallaroo Disaster Concert

Truth · Sunday 17 January 1904 · page 2

A concert is being arranged in aid of the wives and children of the unfortunate men who were killed on the Wallaroo. It will take place in the Town…

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The Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 6

Crowded audiences witnessed both of Saturday's performances at the Tivoll Theatre. The programme is at once long, varied, and attractive. The various admirable "turns" are…

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Theatre Royal.—the Pantomime

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 3

So great was the rush for seats at the Theatre Royal on Saturday afternoon that "house full" was notified long before the performance commenced, and numbers of people who failed to put in an early appearance…

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The Pantomime, at the Theatre Royal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 6

Crowded audiences continue to witness "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast" at the Theatre Royal. Bright as the pantomime has always been, constant endeavors are being made by the…

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Amusements. "Monsieur Beaucaire," at Her Majesty's Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 6

The last matinee of "Monsieur Beaucaire" will be given at Her Majesty's Theatre on Wednesday at 2 o'clock, and the final performance on Friday night…

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"Mama's New Husband," at the Palace Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 6

The sprightly piny "Mama's New Husband" is doing excellent business at the Palace Theatre. The various amusing scones and excellent incidental musical numbers are greatly…

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Criterion Theatre.—" for the Sake of a Woman."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 3

Mr. Holloway made a happy choice when he selected the drama "For the Sake of a Woman' as the final production of his long season, which is to close on January 26, after which date his company will…

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"For the Sake of a Woman," at the Criterion Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 6

Mr. Charles Holloway commenced the last nine nights of the present successful season at the Criterion Theatre on Saturday evening with the exciting drama. "For the Sake of a Woman…

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Concert at Marsfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 3

At the Agincourt Hall, Marsfield, on Thursday evening, a concert was held with the object of assisting the local council to defray the cost of forming the newly-acquired road giving direct access to the…

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That Awful Theatre Fire. Mews by the Sierra. Full Details

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Monday.— Files by the R.M.S. Sierra are full of details of the horrible disaster at the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago. They show that the people in the two balconies were…

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Amusements. Benefit Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 8

The benefit concert tendered to the widow of the late Mr. W. A. Baird took place at Steyne-court, Manly, on Sunday afternoon, and should result in a substantial sum being raised. And interesting programme was submitted…

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Walker Hospital Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 8

On Wednesday evening last a concert was tendered to the inmates of the Walker Hospital by Miss Florence Hogan, assisted by Messrs. Frank Allum, B. Cranley, E. Porter, Misses Neilan, Rugg, Sterling (2), Tanner, and Rose…

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Iroquois Theatre Disaster. Calcium Light Exploded. a Little Streak of Flame. Followed by a Wave of Fire. Bravery of Eddie Foy. Incredible Speed of Flames. Panic-stricken Audience. Mostly Women and Children. Trampled and Burned to Death. Heartrending Scenes. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 7

San Francisco papers received by the mail to-day contain long and graphic accounts of the Chicago disaster. A despatch from Chicago, dated December 30, in…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 12

"Sleeping Beauty and the Beast" is now in its fourth week at the Theatre Royal, where a matinee of the spectacular pantomime will be given this afternoon. Mr. Alfred Hill's always well-written music,…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 9

Mr. H. Richards' Company will give its usual two performances at the Tivoli Theatre to-day, the first at 2.30 p.m. and the second at 8 p.m. The principal features of the present programme…

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Palace Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 12

This afternoon and evening there will be performances of "Mama's New Husband" at the Palace Theatre. Mr. George Stephenson's new American company has secured a laughable attraction in this piece, in which…

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