National Theatre
A first-rate bill has filled the big National Theatre at every session this week. The turn of Walker and Campbell, straight and comedy jugglers, is…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1918
2,217 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 111
Alhambra Theatre
Following u[?] the suc[?] of "A Co[?]e From Home." the mana[?]t of the Alha[?]ra Th[?]tre. Haymarket, are now showi[?] dr[?]matic and comedy subjects. This picture-house will have a continuous show to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Theatre, Royal—"parentage."
To-day, at 1 o'clock, under the direction of J. C. Williamson Films, "Parentage" will be shown on the screen for the first time in Sydney. It is claimed that this cinematograph production teaches a lesson…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wirth's Hippodrome Theatre
Jack and the Beanstalk and set all the kiddies of Sydney talking, too; while their elders apparently enjoy Mr. Wm. Anderson's clever and brilliantly-staged…
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A large number of people attended the Sydney sports Ground, Moore park, Iss[?]night, and [?] with pleasure and interest to the competition of the a Or[?] Hands in the annual interstate programme…
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There was again an increased attendance at the Sydney Sports around last night, when the Premier and Mrs. Holman were also present. The evening was devoted to the "A"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Band Contests. Newtown Leading in Highest Grade
The interstate band contests, under the direction of the Band Association of New South Wales, were continued last night at the Sydney Sports Ground. The Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bomb Plot in Chicago Theatre
Two men were arrested recently by the police who are investigating the explosion of crude bomb in the Auditorium Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sundry Shows, Her Majesty's Theatre
That the Sydney public appreciate the dashing, scintillating musical revue, "The Bing Boys Are Here" is demonstration by the enormous crowds that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bat and Ball. Balmain Increases Lead.—folkhard's Great Bowling.—ratcliffe Bats Finely.—north Sydney's Surprise Packet.—glebe Braten.—c. Trumper 31 Not Out.—syd Gregory in Form
Last Saturday, in fine weather and upon good wickets, the eighth round of first grade matches was completed. On the first day, owing to the wet weather,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burns Club Concert
Last night, at the Conservatorium of Music, under the auspices of the Highland Society of New South Wales, the Burns Club gave a concert to celebrate the 159th anniversary of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Petrova's Own Pictures
Olga Petrova, the distinguished Polish actress, who has appeared in many Metro film features, now heads the Petrova Picture Company, a new organisation backed by…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Lyceum Pictures Transferred
Commencing to-morrow the picture entertainment hitherto conducted at the Lyceum will be transferred in its entirety to the Strand Theatre, Pitt-street. The Chaplin-Mutual…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Band Contest Championship of Australia Awarded
The band competition last evening resulted as follows: Newtown 116, South Sydney 148, Goulburn 139, Lcichhaidt 140, Rockdale 125. The final results were: South Sydney, 291…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Time Ball
The Time Ball at the Sydney Observatery 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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →National Theatre
The programme at the National Theatre is well us to the rep[?]tation of the lively place of amusement, A se[?] in stage [?] in the work of Billy Lee and [?] who introd[?] in their [?]…
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At the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday night the concluding round of the interstate band contests, under the direction of the Band Association of New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Band Contest. Inter-state Championship. South Sydney Model Wins
On Saturday evening the crowd at the Sydney Sports Ground nearly equalled the record in band contest attendances[?] of pr[?]-war days. The event was the final of the A grade…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Parentage." Notable Picture-play at Theatre Royal
"[?] the problem play saw being [?] at the Theatre Royal, contai[?] a good [?] of [?] a subject that may be said to have excited the atten[?]e of tahi[?]ing beings for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The Willow Tree." Japanese Fantasy at Criterion Theatre
Within a few minutes of the formal conclusion of the play. "The WIllow Tree," produced at the [?] in a master rare in the spoken [?]…
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