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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1925

5,844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Concert

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 6

In connection with the Methodist Church, a splendid concert Was held in the parish hall at Dural, on Saturday, January 10. The programme was…

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The Heughan Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 14

Mr. William Hcuglian has created a temporary vogue for Scotch in Sydney, and so the weather which faced him and his audience at the Conservatorium last night may best be summed up in a line…

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Concert at Penshurst

The Propeller · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

An enjoyable evening was spent by all who attended the concert in aid of the Protestant Independent Labor party held in the Penshurst Memorial…

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Penrith Band

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 3

Penrith Band, under Bandmaster Johnson, rendered a good programme in the rotunda in Memory Park on Sunday evening. There was a large…

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Ladies' Pipe Band

The Labor Daily · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 7

This afternoon and to-morrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the Australian Ladies' Pipe Hand will play special programmes of music in the new…

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Fuilers' Theatre

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 5

[?] is the title of Wer [?] new sketch to be staged for the [?] at Fuller's Theatre to-day at 2.30 and [?]…

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[?]Uller's Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 14

"Willie's Birthday" is the title of Wee Willie Lancet's new sketch at Fuller's Theatre to-day (at 2.30 and 8). It is a sequel to his first offering. Phil Smith ha[?] a new revue, "Mary's Lamb." Other…

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Haymarket Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 14

At the Haymarket Theatre to-day the Hadje Kader Arabs, who have been appearing with success at the Tivoli Theatre, will begin a season of tumbling and human pyramid turns. The pictures to be…

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Pictures "Ten Commandments"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 21

The hundredth performance of "The Ten Commandments" will…

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Taronga Park Band Music

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 21

The Taronga Park Trust has secured the services of the Australian Ladies' Pipe Baud for this afternoon and to-morrow afternoon, when a special…

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To-morrow's Band Music

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 14

The Metropolitan Band, under the auspices of the City Council and the direction of Mr. John Palmer, will render a programme of music in Green Park tomorrow, at 3 p.m…

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Stage, Screen, and Concert Hall Fullers' Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 21

Wee Willie Lancet will present the second of his "boy" sketches at Fullers' Theatre today. The new offering, "Willie's Birthday," is a sequel to "Willie…

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Theatre Royal.—"wildflower."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 14

"My Pretty Wildflower," one of the songs in the musical play at the Royal, aptly describes the whole production. The curtain rises on beautiful scenes of the Lombardy hills, to which the music and ballets…

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Arabs at Haymarket Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 21

The Hadji Kader Arabs, at the Haymarket Theatre, do not pose as humorists. Their aim is to present a breathless acrobatic act at whirlwind pace…

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Have You Read? "Colin's Story Book" (Leigh Ball)

The World's News · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 12

The author of this little volume—a Tasmanian lady—is evidently gifted as a children's story-teller, and it is safe to say that the any little one—or larger one either, for…

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Governor Dances At Bong Bong Ball Georgettes in Winter Weather Moss Vale

The Sun · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 8

Last night's ball given by the Bong Bong Picnic Race Club was shorn of some of its glory. It usually serves as a fitting culmination of the…

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At the Bong Bong Picnic Races. Bong Bong. Race Club Ball. Brilliant Scene. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 18

READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:— COL. T. L. F. RUTLEDGE, M.L.A., MASTER DE CHAIR, LADY DE CHAIR, MR. A. HORDERN, SIR DUDLEY DE CHAIR, MR. MAT SAWYER. One of the gayest and most brilliant of the season's numerous danc[?]s was held at the…

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The Cult of the Flower Wonderful Frocks at Bong Bong Ball Enthusiasm Undaunted by Weather Moss Vale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 7

Although the weather conditions were so bad today that the second day of the Bong Bong picnic races had to be abandoned, the…

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Music and Drama. the Coming Concert Season

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 11

The regular concert seaton of European and American celebrities for 1925 presents a dazzling prospect, due to the fact that Messrs. J. and N. Tait have newly decided to allot…

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The Alfred O'shea Concerts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 14

Mr. Alfred O'Shea, originally a boy soprano in Sydney, afterwards a tenor s[?]ger here, and for seven or eight years post a soloist of established reputation in London, where he gave four recitals in Queen's Hall,…

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