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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1913

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Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 22
Also in The Daily Telegraph

To-night "Milestones" will enter upon the seventh week of its run at the Criterion Theatre, and it is hard to say how far its record will extend. The charm of the comedy lies in its power to take the…

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Alhambra Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 11

A matinee performance will be given at the Alhambra Theatre (Haymarket) on Monday, the programme being made up of both vaudeville and pictures. The artistes performing next week are the Musical Blanchards, Vera…

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Theatre Royal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 11

"Faust." which is approaching the end of its run at the Theatre Royal, is still doing good business, and the able manner in which the famous story is presented is quite sufficient to justify all that has been…

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Adelphi Theatre

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 15

There will be another matinee of the drametic success. "The Monk and the Woman." at the Adelphi Theatre on Monday. This play. which its story of the mon[?]ry and the Court…

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Nepean Picture Theatre

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 4

The fates haven't been too kind to admit of large audiences lately. Howover, despite the heavy downpour on Friday last, nearly 300 people…

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General Cables. Valuable Pictures Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Evening. -- Four valuable pictures in the National Gallery have been hacked to pieces. A man has been arrested in connection with the offence…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 11

"The Sunshine Girl" has had a very successful week at Her Majesty's, and the state of the bookings suggests that the comedy has caught the popular taste, and is setting down for a good run. There is in this latest…

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Ball That Cost £8000. Philadelphia Revels

The World's News · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 18

The entire premises of the New Rits-Carlton Hotel at Philiadelphis, which was formally opened last month, was engaged for the most expensive ball Philadelphia has ever seen. It…

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Interstate Band Contest. Broken Hill Wins B Grade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 22

The second session of the interstate band contest of the Band Association of New South Wales was held at the Sydney Sports Ground last night…

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Pars From All Parts Strange Theatre Patrons

Globe · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

At the London thestres curious examples or patrons, old and new,…

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At the Theatre Where to Go To-night the Theatres

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

HER MAJESTY'S —"The Sunshine Girl." THE [?] ROYAL.—"F[?]st." [?].—"Milestone." ADELPHI.—"The Monk and the Woman."…

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Band Contest. Broken Hill A.m.a. Wins B Grade Championship. Ipswich Second, West Maitland Third

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 9

The contest for the B grade championship of Australia attracted to the Sports Ground last evening exactly double the attendance that the similar contest of last year drew. The…

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"Bobby," an Acrobatic Dog. Who Plays a Star Turn at the Tivol Theatre

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

They say the cleverest dog on the stage to-day is "Bobby," the colleague and companion of the Maxini Brothers, who open at the Tivoli this (Saturday) afternoon. "Bobby" is a…

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The Tivoli Theatre. Company Floated. Quarter of a Million Capital. New Theatres and World's Best Artists

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 9

The big vaudeville circuit established by the late Mr. Harry Richards is being floated into a company with a capital of £250,000 in £1 shares, under the name of "Harry…

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The Billiard Pointer. a Wonderful Appliance for Billiard Players. Shows Where the Object Ball Should Be or Has Been Struck

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 4

From time to time various mechanical appliances have been invented with the idea of assisting the novice at billiards, but I cannot call to mind one that has been of any great…

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Concert at Burwood

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 11

Mr. and Mrs. J. Montgomery Stuart will give a concert and dramatic entertainment at the Burwood School Arts on Wednesday evening, and will be assisted by Miss Una Black (violinist) and Miss Violet Granger [?]…

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Band Music

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 2

The Leichhardt District Brass Hind, under Bandmaster P. J. Gilmour, will play the following programme on Leichhardt Park this afternoon, commencing at 3.15 :— March, "The Cossack" (Ord Hume); descriptive fantasia,…

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Spencer's Pictures

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 2

The new kincmacolor subjects at the Lyceum last night were "Kitchener at Khartoum," "Changing the Guard at St. James' Palace. London," "The Falls of Sweden," "Watchdogs…

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Spencers' Pictures

Truth · Sunday 26 January 1913 · page 4

The chief feature at the Lyceum still continues to be the Kinemacolor pictures, in which are displayed the "Sirdar" (Lord Kitchener) at Knartoum, changing the guard…

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