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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1913

6,577 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

West's Pictures

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 15

The directors of West's Pictures announce the first presentation, at both the matinee and evening exhibitions to-day, of a new scenic picture entitled "A Spectre of the Sea." This subject is centred around Danish life,…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 8 February 1913 · 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, 3hrs. Om. 0s. Should any error occur in the…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 19

At 7.45 to-night the curtain will rise upon the last performance of "Fa[?]" at the Theatre Royal, where playgoers should not miss the opportunity of seeing Mr. Jerrold Robertshaw as the genially [?]nic…

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Princess Theatre

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 15

The Princes Theatre, situated in George-street, opposite Railway Station, in doing good business, Rain's Vaudeville entertainters being the attraction. The following artists are appearing direct front…

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Euchre Party and Dance

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

A euchre party and dance was held on Tuesday night at the R.C. Convent Schoolroom, when there was a good attendance. The ladies first…

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How Girls Dance Abroad

Globe · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 11

A Swiss Alpine peasant doing an English waltz would be a ridiculous sight, and so in each country—we might almost say in each province—the characteristic dance of the peasant is, to a…

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Amusements. Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 19

"Milestones" now enters upon its ninth and last week at the Criterion Theatre, where the final matinee will be given on Wednesday next. In spite of the quiet action of this comedy, its gradual…

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Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 19

"The Sunshine Girl" is drawing great audiences at Her Majesty's Theatre, where the brightly-arrayed girls of the soap and perfumery departments at Port Sunshine delight the audience by their support of…

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Nepean Picture Theatre

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

Splendid patronage was bestowed during the past week. It will be seen by dodgor that the final series of the Captain Scott Polar Expedition films,…

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When the Brass Band Plays

The World's News · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

No one is more enthusiastic regarding the cadet system and the benefits of military training than the girls at Her Majesty's, Melbourne, who back up Miss Violet Loraine's song,…

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Invited to the Pictures. a Gordon Girl's Experience

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 4

A young girl, who is in service in Mount William-street, Gordon, has told the police of an extraordinary experience the had on Friday night…

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At the Theatre "A Maker of Stars."

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

The Charles King-Virginia Thornton Comedy and Dramatic Company shows for the first time in Australia at the National Amphi-theatre to-day, after a very successful tour…

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Songs and Singers. Symphony Orchestra. What's gone and what's past help should be past grief. --Shakespeare

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 6

On the orchestral side the past season was not nearly so felicitous as in choral work. While the vocal societies prospered the orchestral bodies drifted into shoal waters…

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Some Old Playbills. Beginnings of the Australian Theatre

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 3

The Mitchell Library, Sydney, so rich in information respecting Australia's earlier days has as is well known, some curious memorials of the beginning of theatrical…

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Mrs. Taft's Farewell. Dance at White House. Giving the Guests a Hint. London

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 8

A farewell dance that was given by Mrs. Taft at the White House last night proved an immense success. An Incident that occurred towards the…

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"Australia Intends to Send Ball Team Here." C. C. Spink Brings Word That America's National Came Is on Boom in the Antipodes

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 5

The above are the startling headlines of a 'Frisco newspaper to the subjoined article, in which come airy statements are made. That baseball is booming in faraway…

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A Disappointed Band

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 10

Broken Hill Brass Band came and saw Newcastle—and went away disappointed. They were led to expect a good time, financially and otherwise, but the result of three open-air…

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Palace Theatre

Truth · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 2

"The Bushgirl" made her initial bow at the above natty little theatre on Saturday night, and William Anderson's Dramatic Organisation was greeted upon its…

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Empress Theatre

Truth · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 2

"Like a Sister" is a queer story of platonic love. On one hand an [?]ero[?]lanist, on the other an actress. Both popular, both hungry for the [?]ensation…

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Lyric Theatre

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 2

"The Dance at Silver Gulch," a tense drama of primitive life, was the feature of last night's Lyric programme, and was much appreciated. There was the usual miscellany of…

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