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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1908

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Palace Theatre—spencer's Theatrescope Company

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1908 · page 2

Last night Mr. C. Spencer entered upon his third week at the Palace with a fine display of new subjects, which met with great approval by the large audience…

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Freak Ball Dancing in Miniature Forest Where Rare Birds Sing

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 23 February 1908 · page 6

There is no end to freak meals and freak dances in America. It was thought that the last word in wonderful dances had been said when, at the recent "coming out" of Miss…

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Miss Mitchell's Concert

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1908 · page 2

Miss Lillian Mitchell gare a successful concert at the Centenary Hall on Wednesday evening, under the patronage of Sir Harry Rawson, Miss Rawson, and the Right Hon. G. H. Reid and…

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Rozelle Brass Band

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 5

At the second annual meeting of the Rozelle Brass Band, held in the local Mechanics' Institute, Mr. H. Byers, president, occupied the chair. The report stated that, altrough the year started with a rift…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The merits of the spectacular poetic drama "Clandian" have grown steadily upon audiences since the opening night, and the managerial decision to give the piece another week was justified on Saturday by an…

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Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 3

At the Criterion Theatre Mr. Edwin Geach put up the "house-full" notices some twenty minutes before the curtain rose upon "Lured to London," and the melodramatic situations of the play were warmly…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 3

There were large audiences at both performances at the Tivoli on Saturday. Not only was there great variety in the turns, but the items in almost every instance were particularly good. There were only two…

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West's Pictures at the Glaciarium

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Good as the programmes have been ordinarily. West's Pictures reached a higher level on Saturday, when the audience, which packed every part of the big Glaciarium, was presented with…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 3

Saturday, in spite of the heavy showers, was a great "going-out" night all over the town, and long before the curtain rose upon "The Dairymaids" there was not a seat to be had, and gradually the reserved seats…

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Tracing a Murderer. Clairvoyant at a Concert. Detection Up to Date. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 7

It has been suggested that the services of a clairvoyant should be secured in order to throw light on the facts attending the murder of Madge Graham at Vale Park. The proposal…

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South Australia. Madame Melba's Concert. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 8

A large and brilliant audience assembled in the Jubilee Exhibition building on Saturday evening when Madame Melba gave the first of two concerts in Adelaide before…

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Madame Clara Butt Three Concerts in Sydney

The Australian Star · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 3

Three popular concerts at the Town Hall by Madame Clara Butt und Mr. Kennerley Rumfod are announced, The dates are March 14, 17 and 21, These are to be Madame…

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Concert at Hunter's-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 7

A concert held in the Town-hall, Hunter's-hill, in aid of the funds at present being raised in the district for the purpose of erecting two new parochial schools, proved a financial…

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Articled Clerks' Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 6

A successful smoke concert was held at Baurann's Cafe on Saturday night by the Articled Clerks' Association of New South Wales. There were about 60 people present. including…

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Band Music

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 6

The R.A.A. Bast will play the following programme of Basic in the Botanical Gardens to-morrow afternoon at 3.30:—March, "Cross Country" (Barnard); overture, "Hungarian"…

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Police Band Dinner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 11

The annual dinner in connection with the N. S. W. Police Band was held last night at the New Masonic Hall, Castlercagh-street. Superintendent Sherwood took the chair. Among those present were…

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Police Band Reunion

Evening News · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

Members of the Police Band, and their friends, to the cumber of 70, held their annual reunion and smoke concert at the New Masonic HaH, Castlereagh street, city, on Monday evening…

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Police Band Re-union

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 3

A large number of members of the New South Wales police force ceased from chivvying the restless burglar and the cheerful toper last night to gather in the new Masonic-hall on the…

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