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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1905

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State Military Band

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 10
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Commander Brownlow presided at the annual meeting of the State Military Band, which was held in the School of Arts last evening. The report and balance-sheet, which were…

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V.r. Band Recital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 12

On Sunday afternoon, February 5th, the Vice-Regal Military Band, under the conductorship of Mr. L. de Groen, will give a sacred and classical concert at the Town Hall, assisted by Miss Violet Mount, the…

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Public Band Performances. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 15

Sir, -- Now that the Sydney Municipal Council has taken over the control of the parks, it is to be hoped, in the interests of the people, and in the best interests of Australian musical art,…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 11

The delightful comic opera "The Pirates of Penzance" will be revived at Her Majesty's Theatre to-night, in succession to "H.M.S. Pinafore," which has enjoyed a deservedly…

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Theatre Royal—"best of Friends."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 12

After a satisfactory run of five weeks "A Desperate Game" was finally played at the Royal last night to a good house. To-night Mr. Bland Holt will present for the first time in Sydney Cecil Ralcigh's sensational…

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Charity Concert

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 24

Under the auspices of the Burswood Catholic Young Men's Literary and Debating Society a grand concert will be held at St. Mary's schoolroom, Concord, on Friday…

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People's Popular Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 12

There will be an entire change of programme to-night at the People s Popular Concerts at 525 George-street. New specialty, artists are billed to appear, also a clever English [?]entric dancer and bamboo cake…

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Miss Nao Theakstone's Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 12

Despite the inclement weather. St James's Hall was crowded last night, when Miss Nao Theakstone gave a concert prior to her departure for England. The young artist's object was apparently to submit some…

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V. R. Band Recital

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 8

On Sunday afternoon next the Vice-Regal Military Band,under the baton of Mr. L. De Groen, will give a sacred and classical recital at the Town Hall, the proceeds of…

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The Theatres Theatre Royal—"the Best of Friends."

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 2

The Theatre Royal was crowded last night, when Mr. Bland Holt presented for the first time in Australia, Cecil Raleigh's four-act drama, "The Best of Friends," a…

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Band Wick Asylum

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

The annual meeting of the directors of the Asylum for Destitute Children was held at the asylum at Randwick on Friday afternoon, and was largely attended. The president, Mr. John…

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The Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

The change of programme at the Tivoli Theatre was witnessed and applauded on Saturday by two large audiences. The catchy songs and entertaining "patter" business of the first part…

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The Lyceum Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

The last five nights of tho successful play, "Blind Man's Bull'," at the Lyceum Theatre, are announced. On Saturday evening Miss Ncllio Stewart will appear in "Old Heidelberg." As…

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The Scala Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

The attention which is at present being directed to the improvement in the accommodation, sanitary requirements, and special means of ingress and egress in our places of public amusement, necessarily…

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Theatre Royal.— "The Best of Friends."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

On Saturday night Mr. Bland Holt added another success to his already long record, by the production of Mr. Cecil Raleigh's four-act drama, "The Best of friends." The main essential of the many…

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"The Best Op Friends" at the Theatre Royal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

Mr. Bland Holt is to be congratulated upon the excellence of his latest melodramatic effort, "The Best of Friends," which he produced for the first time in Australia at the Theatre Royal…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre. "The Pirates of Penzance."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

The revival of "The Pirates of Penzance," at Her Majesty's on Saturday evening, was enthusiastically received by an audience which filled the theatre. The opera having had such a long…

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People's Popular Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

A holiday programme will be submitted at the people's popular concerts given to night at 525 George-street. There will be seven new turns, and a Chinese comicality by the full company. New biograph films…

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Town-hall Concerts

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

An interesting programme was submitted at the Town-hall on Saturday evening. The City Organist's pieces included Lemmen's "Storm" Fantasia, the most musicianly written piece,…

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