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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1912

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The Markets Theatre. Plans Submitted. Effect on Council's Tenants

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 3

Plane for Mr. W. Anderson's proposed theatre in the Queen Victoria Markets, Sydney, have been submitted to the civic authoricies. They were prepared to Melbourne, and have been…

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Evening News · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 13

At a general meeting of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, at which the balance-sheet was presented and passed, the following members were elected on the committee:—Messrs…

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Moving Pictures

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 18

The present programme will be continued at the Glacia[?] until the end of the week. On Saturday the matinee, an exclusive [?], "Gipsy Blood," described by the management as one of the best of the…

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Criterion Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

Miss Ethel Irving find her splendid London Comedy Company produced Frederick Fern's four-act play, "Dame Nature," at the Criterion last night, and were rewarded by a packed house. The piece, in which…

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Adelphi Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

The last four nights of that screaming musical comedy, "His Majesty's Guests," are announced at the Adelphi, and those who have not yet witnessed the clever…

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Theatre Royal

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

"The Girl in the Train" is rolling along merrily at the Theatre Royal, and the tenth week shows no diminution in the large audiences who flock to witness this…

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A New Theatre

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 9

The plans for William Anderson's proposed new theatre in the Queen Victoria Markets have been approved by the works committee of the City Council, and their adoption…

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Wireless Band Music in Mid-ocean

Globe · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 6

A. W. Sharman inventor of a system of sending telephone messages by wireless,…

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Sundry Shows. Princess Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

Business has been very brisk at the Princess during the week with Bain's Vaudeville Entertainers. The Frantz Family (society acrobats), direct from Germany, are…

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Bat and Ball Cricketers Say

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 7

That cricketers and followers of the game are glad to hear that the Reverend E. F. Waddy, who met with a severe accident, by colliding with a motor car whilst cycling…

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Other Shows. the Theatre Royal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 51

"The Girl in the Train" continues to attract crowded audiences to the Theatre Royal. The lively music, dainty dancing, and perfect production appeal to all; while the divorce court…

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Proposed New Theatre. Q. V. Markets. Plans Considered by Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 20

The City Building Surveyor (Mr. Broderick) submitted a minute to the Works Committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon concerning the proposed new theatre in the Queen…

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Anderson's New Theatre. Alteration Op Q.v. Markets Block. Plans for a Fine Building

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 14

Mr. R. H. Brodrick, city building surveyor, yesterday tabled a report for consideration by the Works Committee of the City Council, respecting Mr. William Anderson's proposed new…

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Down at Merry Manly. the Surf Club's Carnival The Brown Boys in the Breakers and on Beach. Some Splendid Life-saving Displays. Pen Pictures of Well Known Sports Present

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

The merry men of the sun and surf were blessed with a bright blue day on the occasion of their surf carnival last Saturday. From early lunch hour the…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 4

The Time Ball at the Sydney Observatory, is dropped every day at 1 p.m. Sydney standard time, corresponding to Greenwich Mean Time, 8hrs. 0m. 0s. Should any error occur in the…

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The Week in Pictures

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 10

This week's issue of the "Town and Country Journal" is of exceptional merit. and the pictures are mainly devoted to the week's doings [?]hes at the State swimming championships…

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A New Theatre

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 9

A new and up-to-date photo-play house, Waddington's Grand Theatre, in Pitt-street, is nearing completion. During the last four months this theatre has been in course of…

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New Pitt Street Theatre

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 8

One of the latest photo play houses of the city will be Waddiagton's Grand Theatre, in Pitt-street, near Market-street. During the past four months this [?] has been in the…

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"Guess He Went Crazy." Scene in a Picture Theatre

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 8

"Guess he went crazy" said Lars Gustav Brundahl, deputy manager of the New York Theatre in George-street, when John Duffy, 53, was to-day brought before Mr…

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Under Police Protection. in New York As in Dublin. Riot in the Theatre

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 31

The production by Lady Gregory's Irish Players of "The Playboy of the Western World" led to a riot at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York, recently. Potatoes and…

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