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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1908

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Mummer Memoirs. Mrs. Annie Yeamans, an Old Time Australian.—william Griffiths, the Welsh Singer.—a Voice From the Early Fifties.—"the First Sydney Theatre."—where Was It? Third Series. No. 3

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 3

While we were interesting ourselves with Ned Yeamans and Maggie Griffiths, we were, curiously enough, assisted in the history of these old mummers by an inspired…

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The Lake Exhibition of Pictures. Artists with a Grievance

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Royal British and Colonial Society of Artists yesterday interviewed Mr. J. W. Taverner (Agent-Genral for Victoria), and complained of the…

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Pitch Dark Concerts

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2

Quite a new idea in concerts will be inaugurated in the new year by Mr. Herbert Trench author of the poem "Apollo and the Seaman," and Mr. Joseph Holbrooke,…

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Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 8

The final performance of "When Knights Were Bold" will be given at the Criterion Theatre to-night. Mr. Edwin Gench announces a change of bill for Saturday evening, when the ever popular "Charley's Aunt" will…

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Rockdale Fire Brigade Band

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 8

A recital and concert were held in the Rockdale Town Hall on Wednesday evening for the purpose of raising fund[?] toward[?] defraying the expenses involved in the projected visit of the local fire brigade band to Dubbo,…

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Where is ball?

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 13

That there is a hellsome where we are told by theologians—not so much now, it is true, as it used to be told in former times—but some still keep it up, and it has become deeply…

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Petite chronique theatrale West's Pictures

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 4

Le programme donné par M. West au Glacia[?]ium cette semaine est des plus interessants. Parmi les vues les plus applaudies figure…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 14

This popular place of amusement has been well attended throughout the week, and the programme presented by Mr. Harry Rickards proves novel and interesting. The attractive first part, entitled [?]…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 14
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The romantic drama "The Scarlet Pimpernel" continues to prove a popular attraction at the Theatre Royal, and its success shows no sign of waning. The drama takes the audience within carshot of the…

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Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 14

The final performance of "When Knights Were Bold" was given at the Criterion Theatre last night, when the amusing piece was received with every mark of approval. The new farcical comedy has served to bring…

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Palace Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 14

The eleventh matinee of the pantomime "Cinderella" will be given at the Palace Theatre this afternoon, and the amusing burlesque of the popular fairy story will be repeated in the evening. Mr. John Sheridan,…

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West's Pictures at the Glaciarium

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 10

Large attendances have been the rule nightly at the Glaciarium, where "West's Pictures" continue to enjoy una[?]ating popularity, and where the standard is never permitted to fall below the mark. For the ensuing…

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West Pictures at the Glaciarium

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 14

"West's Pictures" continue to prove popular at the Glaciarium, where the attendances nightly have been of a satisfactory character. The present programme is an attractive one, but Mr. West's increasing…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 14

The last six nights of the "Girls of Gottenberg" are announced at Her Majesty's Theatre. The dashing musical comedy as produced by the Royal Comic Opera Company has proved an artistic and popular success,…

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A Ball Dress Made of 30,000 Stamps

The World's News · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 11

At a ball in Bermuda a wonderful dress was worn, and in the making of it over 30,000 stamps were used. Years were spent in collecting the stamps and three weeks in the making of the…

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Making a Dead Horse Lifelike. Taking Pictures of a Live Racer

The World's News · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 19

SYSONBY, the famous racehorse, which, in his lifetime, was pronounced by his owner, Mr. James R. Keene, to be the greatest and most wonderful running horse that…

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Songs and Singers "Star" Musical Chat the Opera House and Concert Hall

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 3

Miss Carrie Lanceley, of North Sydney, who studied for three or four, years under Madame Christian, at the Garcia School of Music, and who received some lessons from…

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Concert at Rockdale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 10

A concert and recital was held in the Rockdale, town-hall on Wednesday, for the purpose of raising funds to defray the expenses of sending the local fire brigade band to Dubbo to compete at the band contest to be…

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Glaciarium-west's Pictures

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1908 · page 2

Large audiences continue to patronise West's Pictures at the Glaciarium. The huge building was again filled at yesterday's matinee and at the night's…

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