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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1916

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The Australian McLEANS Eddie and Decima add to Their Fame in the Whirlwind Dance in "Dick Whittington"

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 15

The two McLeans—Eddie and Decima—who perform the wonderful whirlwind dancing in the Dick Whittington pantomime at the Adelphi Theatre, are Australians by birth, character…

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"Under Fire" at at Melbourne Theatre Royal Realistic War Drama—Private Performance for the Minister for Defence

Referee · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 15

The first public performance of "Under Fire," a drama based on the current war, was given at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, on Saturday evening before a packed house. The first scene…

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Baseball Everybody the Glad Hand. a Happy and Prosperous New Year to All. Newcastle Invaded a Hot Time in the Old Town. It Was Just Great. Steel Works Ball Bugs Boskers

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 5

Forty-eight baseball enthusiasts left Sydney on New Year's Eve on the good ship Hunter bound for Newcastle. A most enjoyable trip was made the ocean being…

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The Theatre

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 24

So Long, Letty," with its spirited movement, its haunting music, and the splendour of its spectacular displays, is a big draw at Her Majesty's. The honours of the comedy…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 7 January 1916 · 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, 10 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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Tivoli Theatre

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

At to-morrow's matin[?] petrens of the Tire[?] are a number of new artists making their [?] at this theatre. prominent among the [?]comes is our Peter Dawson, who will be [?]…

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Tittell Brune in the Pictures

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 3

Mrs. Tunell spring [?] in Eather [?] dec[?] has been [?] for callery horses at the Lv[?] Theatre [?] this week [?]…

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Enemy Theatre Owner. The "Prince of Wales," London

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

An interesting Met was disclosed in me hearing of a law case in the London High Court concerning the rental of £600 a month paid for the Prince of…

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Western Theatre. German Reports. Allied Artillery Active. London, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 1

A Berlin official message, received through a neutral channel, thus reports operations on the Western front. A French hand-grenade [?] north of…

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Conservatory Buildings Students' Concert Hall

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

The remodelling of the interior of the Conservatorium buildings, which is now well advanced, includes a smaller concert hall for the use of the students. This measures 51…

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Wests Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 20

There will be matinees to-day at the Glaciarium and Olympia. The star feature at the Glaciarium is "The Clutching Hand," showing the 7th and last series, "The Devil Worshippers" and "The Reckoning," "The…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 8 January 1916 · 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, 10 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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Theatre Royal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 20

"O'Leary, V.C.," is now reaching a point at which it marks the farewell appearances of Allen Doone prior to his departure for America on January 20. The new [?]lay mingles comedy, emotional drama, and military…

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Palace Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 20

The last three nights of "The Rosary," in which Mr. Harrington Reynolds is making his farewell appearances in the famous character of Father Bryan Kelly, are now notified at the Palace Theatre, as next…

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Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 20

At the Criterion Theatre, "Twin Beds" is drawing large audiences, with Hale Hamilton and Myrtle Tannehill as the newly-wed, whose migration to another flat leads to a nightmare of strange adventure. Herein…

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Adelphi Theatre

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

The genial George Marlow is not whipping the Dick Whipping the Dick whittington cat over his festive ventures. Good money has been…

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Nepean Picture Theatre

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

This favourite picture theatre to-night (Saturday) will screen one of the most sensational films yet seen here, entitled "In Mizzoura." It has…

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New Adelphi Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 20

There will be another matinee to-day (1.45), at the Adelphi Theatre, of "Dick Whittington and his Cat," in which Miss Carrie Moore appears as the adventurous young apprentice in song and dance, with Mr. Ed…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 20

With the public the big draw of the New Year's season has turned out to be "So Long, Letty," which has crowded Her Majesty's Theatre all through the tropical heat of the present week. The four farcical characters…

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Mew Theatre Enterprise Premises in Melbourne Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

A syndicate supported by Mr. Sol Green and Mr. J. M. Gillespie has purchased Victoria Building, at the corner of Swanston and Collins streets, for £100,000. It is understood…

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