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Sydney · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1919

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Sunday Band Music

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 2

Marriekville Municipal Sand, at Un[?] at [?] B. J. Gri[?]uctor. Si[?] Militare Bond, in Hyde-Parit at…

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First Moving Pictures

The World's News · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 3

THE first moving picture machine was patented in 1867 by a London photographer. who used glass slides. In 1893 the "Cinematograph" was produced by Lumier…

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King's-cross Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 14

There will be a matinee to-day at King's cross, Darlinghurst. "Good Night, Paul," and "A Man's World" will be shown to-night. The change of programme on Monday will bring forth the D. W…

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Annual Band Carnival. Championship of Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 8

The annual competitions promoted by the Band Assocaition of New South Wales will be held this year at the Sydney Sports Ground on January 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27…

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Palace Theatre.—"de Luxe Annie."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 14

There will be the usual 2 o'clock matniee to-day of "De Luxe Annie" at the Palace Theatre, where this strangely sensational drama, with its scientific speculation and its melodramatic surprises, shows Emilite…

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Taxing the Child's Admission Ticket to Pictures

The St George Call · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 5

The St. George Picture Proprietors have decided to lodge an emphatic protest against the recently imposed taxation on children's admission tickets, as…

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Socialist Hall 369 Pitt Street. Dance Every Saturday Night Lecture Every Sunday Evening

The International Socialist · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

If sectarianism were feared why does the "D.T." published a grossly false and misleading eulogium on the R. C. Church? Nor is the "Standard" alone. A few…

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Philharmonic Popular Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 14

The Royal Philharmonic Society of Sydney announces that the second series of these Saturday co[?]certs will open on Saturday, February 15, under Mr. Joseph Bradley's direction, in the Sydney Town Hall. Great…

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Amusements. the Lemmone Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 14

Dame Nellie Melba's farewell concert in honour of John Lemmone at the Town Hall on Tuesday night will be one of the greatest events of 1919. The diva will sing the "Jewel Song," the lovely "Ave…

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From Travelling Salesman To Theatre Magnate

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 January 1919 · page 5

The American theatrical world has lost a number of its most prominent men lately. Mr. Samuel F. Nixon, who died in November, was a member of the…

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Amusements. Booking for the Melba Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 8

The booking fof Dame Nellie Melba's concert in honour of Mr. John Lemmone at the Town Hall to-night has established a new record, as stated by Mr. J. E. Brownlow (manager) at Paling's last evening…

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Theatre Royal

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

After a remarkably successful run at two theatres, "Oh! Oh! Delphine" is to be withdrawn from the Royal stage after Friday night, and on Saturday…

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Criterion Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

The season of the striking and clever comedy-drama. "Friendly Enemies'. at the Crite[?] has been a most successful the, but it will close on Friday night,…

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Amusements. Band Championship Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 12

The annual contests under the auspices of the New South Wales Band Association, which extend this year from January 22 to January 27, will have a special significance.They will be taking place simultaneously…

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Sundry Shows. Her Majesty's Theatre

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

"Hollo Everybody" Still rolls merrily along at Sydney Her Majesty's, and deserves everything that has already been said. will be said. or could be…

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The Band Carnival. Record Entries for Solo Competitions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 5

The annual hand carnival, under the control of the Band Association of New South Wales, promises to be one of the most successful of its kind held in recent years. For the A grade…

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Drury Lane Theatre. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 11

An interesting theatrical fight has occurred for the possession of Drury Lane Theatre. The directors accepted Alfred Butts' offer of £109,600, subject to the shareholders'…

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The Theatre Hello, Everybody:—her Majesty's

Referee · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 9

The latest thing in revues, as presented by the Williamson linn at Her Majesty's, threatens to go on indefinitely. There are quite a number of new effects ready to be used so soon us it…

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[?] Fact & Pen Pictures and Short Stories Fiction [?] Emu Plains

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 36

In the Prison Service they have a quaint fashion of alluding to the various institutions controlled by the department by the names of the localities in which they…

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Stage and Screen. Various Sydney Shows. Broadway Theatre

Evening News · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 8

The [?] Pimpernal," by Maroness Oreay, now being presented in flim form at the Broadway Theatre. George-street West. features that well-known picture actor, Dustin…

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