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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1913

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Grand Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

"Death or Glory," a love story of the Napoleonic era, in which the "little corporal" himself was the central figure, headed the programme on Saturday. To-day the distinctive [?]m is "The Oath of Stephen…

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Empress Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 15

"Patriotism" will be the feature of the bill of fare at the Empress Theatre to-day. This moving film portrays stirring events in warfare between lenders of rival factions, who both seek the honor of taking a united…

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Adelphi Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

At the Adelphi Theatre two performances of "The Monk and the Woman" were required to meet the holiday demands for admission to this picturesquelystaged melodrama, in which Messrs. Geo. Cross, Thos…

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Colonial Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 15

Patrons of the Colonial Theatre will be given a well-diversified programme of the work of the cinematographic today. The chief picture will be entitled "Cheyenne Cowboy and Indian Frontier Celebration." This picture…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 15

There were the usual enthusiastic audiences at the Tivoli on Saturday, and the programmes, which bristled with novelties at both matinee and evening performances, were capitally received. Bornco Gardiner, the…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

At the Theatre Royal "Faust" [?]lled the house on Saturday, when the many supernatural suggestions of the drama, including the disappearance in a cloud of steam of Mephisto when defeated by Valentine,…

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The Princess Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

The new minstrel first part at Bain's on Saturday took a fresh lease of popularity, strengthened by quite a number of new artists. Hyman and Alton were excellent as comedy acrobats, and also Stratton…

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Amusements. Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

"Milestones" drey another crowded audience on Saturday at the Cr[?]terion Theatre, where the artists, through under-playing, were occasionally inaudible in the back stalls—a matter which Mr. Julius Knight…

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Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

"Florodora" will be witnessed this evening by 140 of the Western Australian Cadets, who will march from their camp to Her Majesty's Theatre, and play their band en route and outside the playhouse before…

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Another Theatre Disturbance

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 8

The recent scene of rowdyism at the Adelphi Theatre was almost repeated at the Palace on Saturday night, when Mr. Allen Doone had occasion to protest against the treatment…

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Rang Down the Curtain. Tragedy in a Theatre. Dropped Dead on Stage. London, Sunday, 8.45 p.m

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 8

There was a tragedy at one of the variety theatres in Wigan, Lancashire, last night. A juggler's comic assistant was supposed to rush across the stage, drinking from a…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 7 January 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. 0m. 0s. Should any error occur in the…

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Remarkable Pictures. Kinemacolor at the Lyceum

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 3

At the Lyceum Hall last evening the Spencer, Ltd., management screened another kinemacolor programme. The subjects reproduced by Charles Urban's wonderful…

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Taking War Pictures by a Rocket Camera

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 1

This remarkable invention has been accented by the German military authorities. The apparatus consists of a camera in a pointed hood, at the top of which is a pneumatic electric contact. In addition, there is a holder which contains a parachute and the upper part of the rocket; on the top of this holder is a gyroscope. Further, there is a stick, about five yards in length and divided into two parts, the lower fitted, with wooden feathers. The total length of the apparatus is 20 feet, and it weighs about…

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Golf Notes. the Game in the Country. Standard Ball Agitation

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Golf is not getting much attention in Sydney or suburbs at the present moment, though country resorts, such as Leura and Wollongong, have been very busy in…

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Band Music

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

The Parramatta Citizens' Band will play the following programme of music at the train sheds on Sunday afternoon next commencing at 3 o'clock:—March "Neil's…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 8 January 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, 8hrs. 0m. 0s. Should any error occur in the…

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ALHAMBRA. Vaudeville and Pictures

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

The attendances at the above continue to gladden the heart or the management. An excellent band of high-class vaudeville artists, supported by W. B. Taylor's…

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Theatre Royal. "Faust."

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

The large audiences that continue to nightly great the magnificent representation of "Faust" at the Royal testily to its high menu in a practical manner…

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Spencer's Pictures. Kinemacolor at the Lyceum

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 2

With the magic lantern of Kinemacolor all the glory and beamy of nature are being revealed by the management of Spencet's Pictures at the Lyceum.' Since…

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