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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1915

4,082 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 205

The Theatre

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 26

"The Girl" will step off the film at Her Majesty's next weekend, after a highly successful run. A real, lively, catchy production is "The Girl on the Film."—and…

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Band Contest Subsidies Chief Secretary Replies to Mr. Code

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 9

"This Government, although at times spoken of as the 'Labor crowd' by opponents," said Mr. Cann yesterday, "has not forgotten the Arts and Sciences, nor has it forgotten to…

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St. Benedict's Choir Concert

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 32

The members of St. Benedict's choir and the combined city and suburban Catholic choirs are making active preparations for a grand sacred concert, which will be held…

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Soldiers' Concert. Fun at Liverpool Camp

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 6

"Gentlemen!" Above the noise created by the boxing enthusiasts outside the big tent at Liverpool Camp, and the host of quoit players, domino[?]s…

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Wests Pictures

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 16

Two performances will be given to-day at West's theatres--the Glaciarium and the Olympia--when the Reliance picture, "The Floating Call," will be screened for the last time in addition to several Keystone…

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Spencer's Pictures

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 16
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

"On Majesty's Service," a three-reel photo drama, illustrating a battle of wits between the officials of the British and German Secret Service, will be the new Matures film at Spencer's "Lyceum" on Monday. The…

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West's Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 18

Two performances will be given today, starting with the matinee at West's Theatres—the Glaciarium and the Olympia, in Oxford-street, when the big Reliance picture, entitled "The Floating Call," will be screened…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 8

The Time Ball at the Sydney Observatory U dropped every day at 1 p.m., Sydney standard time, corresponding to Greenwich Menu Time, 8 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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Criterion Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 16

To-night Mr. Fred Niblo and Miss Josephine Cohan enter upon their eighth week with "Broadway Jones" at the Criterion. The success of this piece again shows the visitors' capacity for reaping the full possibilities…

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Palace Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 18

Last evening saw the final performance at the Palace, at any rate for the present, of the amusing farcical comedy "The Chaperon," which has been attracting large audiences since its initial night. This…

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Adelphi Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 16

The last 12 nights of the highly successful Adelphi pantomime, "The Babes in the Wood," are announced. Throughout the week just closing--the eighth of the season--the run of the pantomime has been continuously…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 18

The revival of the "Scarlet Pimpernel" appears to have been a happy inspiration on the part of the J. C. Williamson management, and since the first night the attendance has been uniformly good, notwithstand…

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In the Eastern Theatre

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 6

In Poland a German counter stroke has pushed the Russian centre back. beyond Lode, but seeing the ever-increasing number the Russians are bringing up, and their continued…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 16

The last Saturday night of "The Girl on the Film" is announced for this evening. There will be six more performances only of the Gaiety piece, no matinee being possible on Wednesday owing to the preparations for…

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Battlefield a Theatre of Mediaeval Obsession

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 23

The great European war has sent millions of people mad Europe is in state of "bellicose psychosis nearing paranoia," "the war is more like a mediaeval mass obsession than a rational…

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Open-air Theatre. Amusement for Parisians

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 3

Paris, too, is to have her ancient theatre in the open air (said the Paris correspondent of the "Dairy Telegraph" or June 18). Madame Christ Martel was…

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War Time in Theatre-land. London's Struggling Stage. London, Dec. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 7

On the whole, London's stage is struggling gamely and not unsuccessfully through these parlous times. In Paris, the theatre, for a time wholly blotted out, is [?]ust beginning to…

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Smoke Concert

The St George Call · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 6

At the Bexley Fire Station on Saturday evening last, about 200 residents of Bexley entertained the members of the brigade at a smoke concert. Mr. C. J…

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Labor. Concerted Action. Unions and Restaurant Award

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 13

It is stated in union circles that concerted action is to bn taken by a number of the more important union in reference to the recently issued award covering hotel and restaurant…

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