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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1910

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The Relief Concert

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 8

For the concert in the Town-hall on Saturday next there has been evoked a widespread desire on the part of singers and instrumentalists wishing to assist, and many applications…

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Band Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 12

Following are the points won at the band contest at Manly oval last night:—Brisbane Concert Band and Metropolitan Band, 142 each; Maitland Federal Band, 139; Helensburgh Miners' Band and St. George District…

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Moving Pictures

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 12

"The Cowboy Millioraire," "Making a French Sailor," the scenes on the Rhine, and many other pictures share interest with the chronom[?] items at the Lyceum- hall, where Spencer's Theatrescope Company will give a…

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Palace Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. Hugh Ward's company at the Palace Theatre is still monarch of all it purveys, and, Judging by the crowded auditorium nightly at the [?] it…

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Criterion Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

At the popular Criterion Theatre, where Billiam Nobel has everything so nice and shipshape, The Girl Behind the Counter' has eventually…

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Tivoli Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. Alfred Clint is now hard at work on a delightful scenic setting for Mr. Harry Richards new and original first part, shortly to be produced at the…

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The Race Ball

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 45

On Friday evening there was a large attendance at the race ball, and the weather was most favourite for dancing. The ball was effectively decorated, as were also the supper…

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Bat and Ball

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 7

The Board of Control received a cable from the New Zealand Cricket Council last Saturday, cancelling the visit of the Australian team to New Zealand, owing to…

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Her Majesty's Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The Merry Widow' waltzed in on a new career with all the freshness and fragrance of an original production. The large audience nightly greet…

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Another Batch of Flood Pictures

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 31

ON the way down stream to Boggabri the relief party, in boats, passed thousands of drowned sheep. The bodies were…

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Inter-state Band Contest. "A" Grade Bands

The Star · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

Nine bands are entered for the "A" grade championship, The test election last night was "L'Etolle du Nord (arranged by w. Rimmer). There was a fair attendance…

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Other Shows. His Majesty's Theatre

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 51

The revival of the sparkling musical play, "The Merry Widow," at Her Majesty's Theatre, has been crowned with success, every performance during the week being witnessed by…

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Floods in the Country. Pictures from the Devastated North

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 26

The recent general rain that fell throughout New South Wales will not readily be forgotten by many residents living in the north-west of the State, most disastrous floods having…

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Lola Montez and the Spider Dance. Story of a Stormy Scene

Referee · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 15

In the recently re-published "Adventures of Miska Hauser" the name of Lola Montez, the dancer and actress, crops up in several chapters. More than fifty years…

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The Theatrical Gazette Theatre Royal—"the Lion and the Mouse."

Referee · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 16

With the wonderfully fine acting of Miss Margaret Anglin fresh in the memories of Sydney playgoers, it was little short of a great achievement on the part of Miss…

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A Chat About Billiards. a Professor's Opinion of the Game. No. Xiii. the "Stab" Shot. Stopping the Cue Ball Dead on Contact

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 51

There is a nice look about a "stab" shot. You see the object ball, generally the red ball, drive slap into a pocket, and the player's ball stop dead as it strikes, losing all…

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Floods Relief Concert

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. H. N. Southwell, who is managing the concert which will be held, next saturday night in the Sydney Town Hall, in aid of the sufferers by the floods, announce that the…

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Concert Engagements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 12

The Newbury promenade concerts will be initiated at the Exhibition-building to-night, where they are to be given every Wednesday evening as notified. Mr. Philip Newbury is, of course, the artistic head…

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Relief Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 10

The concert to be given in the Town Hall in aid of the sufferers' fund on next Saturday evening promises to be a pronounced success. The list of musicians giving their…

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The Relief Concert. a Splendid Programme

The Star · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

On every occasion of great disaster, it may safely be said no aid is more spontaneous then that given by the musical people of the city. The concert to be given in the Town…

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