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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1917

2,531 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 127

West's Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 8

To-day and to-night patrons of West's Olympia will [?] Henry Warner in "The Beggar of Cawnpore," also the 14th series of "The Iron Claw." On Monday west's will screen Billie Burke in her third feature of…

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Sunday Band Music

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 1

The following [?] will be held to-morrow—Rozella District [?]…

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Band of Hope

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 5

On Tuesday, at Cooper's Hall, the meeting of the United Band of Hope was held, when Miss Amy Warnock submitted an interesting report re the Christmas tree…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 4

The Time Ball at the Sydney Observatory is dropped every day at 1 p.m., Sydney standard time, corresponding to Greenwich Mean Times 10 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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Palace Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 8

"Peg o' My Heart" now enters upon the last six nights of [?] second season at the Palace Theatre, where Sura Allgood and the capable artists associated with her in Hartley Manners' comedy will make their…

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Criterion Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 8

With the final matinee on Wednesday, and the farewell the same evening, the run of "The House of Glass" will terminate, as Florence Rockwell, Frank Harvey, and the other artists of the company, open…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 8

There will be a change at the Tivoli Theatre this evening, the curtain rising at 8.30, and the performance ending at 10.45, as the M'Intosh direction anticipates that this will prove convenient during the…

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Nepean Picture Theatre

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 2

There is no doubt the class of programme now being submitted is to the taste of picture patrons. This is not to be wondered at, seeing that…

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Amusements. Her Majesty's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 8

"The Pink Lady" in now in rehearsal at Her Majesty's Theatre, although the interest in "The Cinema Star" has in no wise abated. Florence Young land Phil Smith in "Oh, Louis," Reginald Roberts…

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The Red Dandies, Garden Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 8

Henceforth 8.30 will be the opening hour for the Red Dandies at the Garden Theatre, Rayswater-road, where last night the troupe successfully presented another change of programme. Ensemble numbers…

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Throws the Cricket Ball 127 Yards

Arrow · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 2

Alter the termination of the East v. South Melbourne match at Jolimont, Melbourne, on Saturday, Brereton, McColl, and Anderson three South Melbourne players settled a…

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Tait's Activity Palace Theatre Secured

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1917 · page 17

J. and N. Tait will be remembered as the firm responsible for the introduction to this country of many famous theatrical and concert celebrities, including Harry Lauder. Madame…

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Concert on the Nile Comforts Fund Vaudeville Among the Boys

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1917 · page 8

For a wonder, the Kit Stores, although in Egypt, are not in the desert, but on a verdant island in the Nile. The men live in two or three buildings surrounded by beautiful…

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Spencer's Pictures

The Sun · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 5

The fifth annual meeting of the shareholders of Spencer's Pictures, Ltd., was held to-day, under the presidency of Mr. C. Spencer. The balance-sheet for the 12 months…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 15 January 1917 · 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, 15 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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Tivoli Theatre Changes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 8

In addition to structural alterations in "The Passing Show," several fresh artists were introduced on Saturday, so that the entertainment presented quite a number of novel…

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Spencer's Pictures. Profit for the Year

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 5

In the report played before the fifth annual meeting of shareholders of [?] this afternoon [?] it was stated that Mr. A. J…

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Time Ball

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · 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 15 hours 0 min. 0 sec. Should any error occur…

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Financial. Spencer's Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 9

The report and balance-sheet of the above company for the year ended August 31 shows a profit of £6325, which, with £1526 brought forward, made £7852 available. An interim…

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West's Pictures

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

The popular Rifle Broke attracted large audiences at West's Olympia, Oxford-street, last evening in witness the third series of "Gloria's Romance" entitled "Tangled [?]" In this attraction [?]…

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