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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1917

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A Merry Xmas Night. Concert at St. Francis' School Hall

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 27

Despite the many charitable calls and appeals in the Eastern Suburbs, the entertainment arranged by Mr. Fred Leston, entitled "Our Merry Christmas Night," held in St…

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Smoke Concert at Mudgee. Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Employees’ Union

Co-operator · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

The Mudgee branch of the Amalgamated recently held a successful smoke concert at the local Oddfellows Hall on Saturday night last…

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Theatre Royal

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 7

There will be a revival to-morrow night at the Theatre [?] "On Our [?] The play was [?] during the [?]…

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Theatre Employees. a Threatened Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A strike of theatre hands is threatened throughout Australia. Mr. A. E. Huckerby (general secretary of the Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees…

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Kogarah Pictures

The St George Call · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

The extraordinary attraction for Wednesday evening, January 10, will be one of the greatest of all Australian productions, " The Bondage of the Bush."…

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Sunday' Band Music

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

The following hands will play to-morrow:— State Military Road, in Hyde Park, at 7.10 p.m. Darlinghurst Concert Band, in centennial Park, at 3 p.m…

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Palace Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 9

There will be a matinee at 2 to-day of "Peg o' My Heart" at the Palace Theatre, where the J. and N. Tait English Comedy Company is brightly and amusingly headed by Sara Allgood in the fascinating role of…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 9

The progress of the 'Passting Show" season at the Tivoli Theatre will be marked by another matinee to-day (2.30), and again in the evening Sidney James will head the Strollers in his laughable disputes with…

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Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 9

The clever and emotional police-drama "The House of Glass," now enters upon its last week at the Criterionn llieatre, as on saturday next the J. C. WilHamson direction will stage for the first time in…

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National Theatre

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

At the national Theaters this afternoon. Ben. J. Fuller win present for the [?], time hers The Alerts [?] and [?] where specialty is of a military and sensational nature, in which agents the building…

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Nepean Picture Theatre

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

Splendid patronage was accorded our local house of amusement during the holidays. Last Saturday Charlie Chaplain was responsible for an…

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Women Players in Orchestra Artistic and Economic Aspects of Question

Arrow · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 3

It would be as rash as it would be idle to attempt to answer this question, which has just come to the fore again in connection willi recent developments at the Coliseum, with a…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 9

The Cinema Star". is fulfilling1 first-night predictions as jasting success at l[?] Majesty s Theatre, where crowded houses enjoy brilliant kaleidescopic changes which interrupt the story of the eminent…

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The Red Dandies. Garden Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 9

The Red Dandies submitted another change of programme at the Garden Theatre. Bayswater-road, last night, when a large audience enjoyed such concerteq pieces as "Happily Afterwards." the new vocal…

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At the Movies Where the Best Pictures Are

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 12

Hippodrome: "A Daughter of The Gods." Haymarket: "Behind the Lines"; "Peg O'The Ring"; and "Dr. Neighbor." Olympic: "A Vagabond Prince"; "Jim…

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Theatre Employees. Dissatisfied with Wages, What Union Claims

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

According to on official statement from the Theatrical Employees Union (N S W), There is no suggestion at present of a threat to strike, such as is reported to have been made…

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Trade Notes. Veteran Producer Leases Studio. Four Feature Pictures This Year

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 12

Jack Gavin, Australia's only "continuous" producer, signed up hurt week for a long lease on the studio at North Sydney, formerly occupied by Australian Feature…

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Boy Cricketers of Sydney Umpires Discard White Coat for Bat and Ball

Arrow · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

During the festive season Petersham Club has been wisely testing the metal of the juniors. As Christmas the seniors were beaten by the Western Suburbs Churches representatives but…

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Cricket and the Theatre Men Who Have Played Parts on Both Stages

Arrow · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 3

In former days attractions in Melbourne cricket were matches in which members of the theatrical profession frequently took part. Many of the actors who came out from the…

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