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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1915

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Rosebery Theatre, Mascot

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 9

The above place of amusement will be reserved every Wednesday for vaudeville. Mr. James Craydon, erstwhile of the well-known vaudeville team of Delohery, Craydon, and…

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Band Contest This Year's Arrangements

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 6

The inter-State band contest will be held this year at the Sydney Sports Ground on January 21, 22, 23, 25, and 26. As usual, the bands will be divided into three grades—A, B, and C. The…

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Clay's Bridge Theatre

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 9

The Bridge Theatre Dramatic Company produced Uncle Tom's Cabin before a large audience last night. The Jubilee songs and choruses and the performance pleased the…

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Children's Theatre. Unique Undertaking

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 14

"The immediate success which has attended the production at the Palace Theatre of Seven Little Australians," said Beaumont Smith, the other day, has convinced me that…

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Crotchets and Quavers. War and Piano-making. the March to Paris. Mistake of German Band Man

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1915 · page 9

The importing pianoforte trade of Sydney is happy in the knowledge that most satisfactory arrangements have been made with the instrumental manufacturing firms of…

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National Theatre

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 8

In a [?] programme at the National Amphitheatre on Saturday night, Miss Carrle Moors [?] were accepted by the large audience as district [?]. Brown and [?]…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 8

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

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War History. French Pictures Authorised London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 1

M. Millerand, the French War Minister, has authorised a number of French painters and black and white artists to proceed to the front to Illustrate a history of the war…

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Moving Pictures

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 15

The Fraser Film Co. are out with further new feature announcements. "In the Whirlpool of War" is the 21st of the series of genuine war subjects from the actual front, issued…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 8

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

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Tivoli Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 14

The clever comedians who have been given a place in the Follies' entertainment at the Tivoli Theatre are responsible for the popularity of Mr. M'Intosh's latest venture, Jack Cannot, J. W. Rickaby, and Monty Wolf…

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Bat and Ball

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 7

Cricket news this week is as scarce as sovereigns. No grade matches were arranged for last Saturday owing to the match N.S.W. v. s. Australia, and the big…

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"[?]Ones" Theatre Night

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 5

At the Criterion Theatre on Friday Night, "Broadway Jones" will be attended by the Jone[?] of Sydney. These are sufficiently numerous to [?] the theatre in themselves, [?]…

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Gossip of the Theatres and Pictures

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 15

The Norwoods, American Hypnotists and Entertainers are showing in the Tomora district. Mr. We was played for the 403rd time in…

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Incidents of the War--Pictures from England

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 20

Queen Mary chatting to wounded Indian soldiers in the New Forest Hospital. Fragment of a torpedo in a lifeboat of the wrecked French steamer Amiral Ganteaume--evidently from a German submarine…

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Around Sydney Shows. Her Majesty's Theatre

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 44

Large audiences are the order of the day at Her Majesty's Theatre, where "The Girl on the Film" is being produced. This piece is This piece is [?] with amusing situations and is most…

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N.S.W. Trotting Club. the Lyceum. Spencer's Pictures

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

The above continues to reign supreme as the most up-to-date picture palace in town. Trouble and expense are no deterrent to the Spencer firm to get the…

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In the Eastern Theatre. Austrian Staff Officers Captured

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 13

A communique issued at Petrograd on January 4 reports that unimportant work has taken place on the left bank of tho Vistula. There was some desperate fighting on…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 8

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

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The Theatre. Gossip

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 23

At Her Majesty's there is no complaint of small audiences or lack of enthusiasm. "The Girl on the Film" has so many delightful features, so many amusing scenes and bright…

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