There's Money in "Talkies" Why Union Pictures Wants to Break With J.C.W.
"WE had theatre in Sydney which was set making money. We opened it with The Talkies last Saturday night, and…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1929
6,815 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250
R. J. Purves Is New Manager of State Theatre Wide Experience Champion of Abos
Meet Mr. Roydon J. Purves, who has just been appointed manager of the new State Theatre, Market-street. He has spent all his life…
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The theatre at Mortdale, which collapsed during Friday's gale, belonged to Mr. David Kennedy, of Petersham, not to Union Theatres, Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Baffling Burglars Find the Ball Results
The safe is your objective! You have cot into the room by opening the window with a Jemmy. The safe is in the opposite corner. Then…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Delirious Crowd Sensed Impending Miracle Officials Not There to See Amazing Climax Wild Stampede to Inspect the Historic Wicket Bradman Souvenirs the Ball
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--It was perhaps only fitting that a Test match of extraordinary collapses and equally remarkable recoveries should finish in a blaze of excitement and nerve tension, as did the third Test at Melbourne yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish Guests Younger Set Dance
THE Younger Set of the Women's Country Club will entertain the commander and officers of the Spanish training ship at a dance on Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Home for Rats? Theatre Criticised
ALD. HODGE at Paddington Council last night criticised the building of a picture theatre in the municipality, which he said was an ideal breeding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Rivals at Baths Motion Pictures Taken
ANDREW CHARLTON and Arne Borg were [?] the water together at the Domain [?] to-day, but did not do any comp[?] swimming. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The VOICE of the CITY The Ball Game
Driving far too vigorously from the last tee on a suburban course yesterday, a golfer viewed with misgiving a boy waiting on the other side of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A.l.p. Ball First in History. Social Programme
An elaborate social programme has been drawn up by the officials of the Australian Labour party for the year. The first function will be the Labour picnic,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Thrifty Theatre Girls Are Wise in Their Shopping
"NOT ON YOUR LIFE! Too Dear Altogether!" -- Potatoes at present record prices are "out of bounds" to Miss Flo Lewis, Tivoli star, who is not extravagant, though she is "on the stage." TIVOLI GIRLS snapped by the "Pictorial" photographer making keen bar[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Iconoclastic Cricketers Batsman Who Caught the Ball "Shoot Him at Lords"
MELBOURNE, Monday. -- The casual Aussie again! The Englishmen, used to the nice formalities of cricket at Lords, got…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tivoli Theatre
The most tastidious taste in amusement is provided for in this week's change of programme at the Tivoli Theatre. In point of merit the quick-change act of Jane Dillon,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Disturbance at Picture Show Orchestra Refuses to Play
When the orchestra refused to play at a Hornsby picture theatre last night the audience yelled, hooted, and made such a disturbance that police were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Amusements. Prince Edward Theatre
The talking pictures are to be exhibited at the Prince Edward Theatre to-night, when "Street Angel," with Janet Gaynor and Charlea Farrell in the lead, will be a feature. Mr. George Bernard Shaw will…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Theatre Dispute Horaet
Mr. A. K. Hickeby, Federal Secretary or the Theatrical Employees' Union, and Mr. C. Trevelyan. Federal seeiery of the Municipal Union,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floral Display Picnic Race Ball Striking Colors
ONE of the features of the Taran[?] held on the Arcadia Skating Rink, following the races to-morrow night,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →After the Dance Was Done Drunk Loses £40 His Partner for the Sessions Newcastle
Alexander Ernst, a laborer, had a real "blow-out" on December 20. Ho was In the bar of tho Royal Hotel, well "cashed up" and In a particularly merry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Pictures Success of the "Talkies"—New Film, "The Patriot" Overheard at the "Talkies"
An eerie. interest-charged silence and then the quick gentle Italian of a great man acting and speaking before you on the screen. A change, and…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Results of Find the Ball Competition No. 2 First Prise Goes to Mosman, N.S.W.
Keener interest was taken in "The World's News" Find the Ball Competition No. 2 than that which preceded it. Entries came from every part of Australia, and again the difficulty of locating the actual spot was indicated by the large…
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