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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1915

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The Moving Picture Shoe From the Theatre of War

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

The following official communique has been issued from Macquarie-street:-- A violent cannonade raged in the neighborhood of Grafton. Several deputations…

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Moving Pictures. Popularity in Australia. Seen by 500,000 Daily. Wonderful Development of Industry

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

It is estimated that 500,000 people visit the moving picture theatres throughout Australia every day, so that if every man, woman, and child in the Common wealth were to determine…

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Patriotic Continental Concert. Celebration at Vaucluse Park

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 8

With the view of rasing money for hospital comforts for our soliders at the front, as well as initiating a [?] Day is Sydney,the Vaucluse Red Cross Society is holding a Grased…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · 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, 8 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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TIVOLl THEATRE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 14

At to-day's matinee at the Tivoli Theatre, all the old favorites will appear in novelties of various kinds. Miss Isabelle D'Arntond, the uprightly little comedienne, has returned after a short holiday, and is infusing a…

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Inter-state Band Contest

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 14
Also in Sydney Sportsman

At this year's inter-State band contest, which begins at the Sydney Sports Ground to-morrow night, all the competitors will be heard in selections of their own choice. It is the first occasion on which this principle…

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Amusements. Interestate Band Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 14

This year's interstate band contest being at the Sydney Sports Ground to-morrow night, and will be continued on January 22, 23, 25, and 26. The [?] grade competition will be decidedd the first night,…

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Film Pictures of Italy

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 4

Synchronising with the destruction of the Abrus[?] and Ave[?] provi[?] by the Pallan earthquake is a motion Nature notice of the effected [?] at the Crystal Palace, George-street, City, taken a month…

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Moving Pictures Fraser's Exchange

Referee · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 15

"The Unknown," a farcical comedy, which has been filmed by the Fraser Exchange, will be ready for immediate release. The comedy features such well-known names as Jack…

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Soldiers' Theatre Party

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. Hugh J. Ward, on behalf of J. C. Will[?]son, Ltd., has invited all the officers and men of the Australian Ex[?] Force, recently returned from [?], to a theatre…

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Criterion Theatre. "Broadway Jones."

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

The above, in the person of Fred Niblo, continues to act the giddy goat with his financial affairs in the first act, but contrives to pull through in most dazzling…

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Gossip of the Theatres and Pictures

Referee · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 15

The Royal. Australian Wild West Circus is at Balcman's Bay. George Mozart will sail from England for Australia about the middle of January…

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Around Sydney Shows. Theatre Royal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 36

Mr. Julius Knight is booked to return to the Theatre Royal, where he will open cm the night of Saturday next, January 23, in that favorite play, "The Scarlet Pimpernel." The…

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Theatre Royal. Julius Knight Company's Return

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

Commencing on Saturday night next, the popular Julius Knight-Irene Browne combination will make its reappearance at the Royal, on which occasion the…

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The Adelphi Theatre. "The Babes in the Wood."

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

The above, which is now in its fourth week, continues to boom, and the prospects of it enjoying something in the nature of a record run appear to be most…

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Eastern Theatre. Flags of Glory. Russian Successes. Vancouver

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

Petrograd cables report news from Tiflis that the Russian Army in the Caucasus has covered its flags with glory. The annihilation of the Eleventh Turkish Army Corps was…

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Bat and Ball. Eighth Round of Grade Matches. Macartney, the Only Century, Getter. Fine Bowling by Dupain. University in Trouble. Bull Obtains Most Wickets. Middle Harbor Beaten Badly

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 7

On Saturday grade cricket was once more resumed, the eight round commencing in fine sunshiny weather, and upon good pitches. This season has been…

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Severe Fighting in Flanders. Brilliant Attacks by Imperial and Canadian Troops. Further Russian Successes in the East. Austria's Plight--Anti-War Riots. Another Unsuccessful Attack on Dover. The Western Theatre. A Brilliant Attack

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 12

Prior to the capture of Perthes, the French made a brilliant night attack on German reinforcements coming from Grandpree to prepare fresh positions behind those where the…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 21 January 1915 · 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. 8 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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