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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1936

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40 MUSICIANS Orchestral Concert

The Sun · Saturday 18 January 1936 · page 8

Isidore Goodman has completed his selection of 40 musicians for the first of his symphonic orchestral concerts at the Town Hall on…

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Bib and Bub Words and Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 1

Arrived at their camp, the poor bears find, The basket of food has dropped behind. "No matter," said Mr. Bear, said he, "I'll supply you with fish, trust me."…

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Civic Theatre Re-opens with Talkies

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 35

AFTER being dark for some time, the Civic Theatre, Haymarket. is to reopen on Friday. January 24, as a talkie theatre with a policy of…

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Full Band Is Witness Crooner Gets His Divorce New Jersey

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 16

ROLAND GREENWALD, 30-year-old crooner and dance band leaders, has found a new use for his band. He told the court, when applying for…

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Stage and Screen Fred Astaire, Dance King Is Not Satisfied Unless He Can Get Perfection

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 35

WHEN Fred Astaire, who is starred with Ginger Rogers in the new musical, "Top Hat," is cast to play in a motion picture, he faces the dual assignment of dance creator and actor…

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Orchestral Concert Wednesday, Sydney Town Hall

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1936 · page 33

ON Wednesday (January 22) at 8 p.m. the Town Hall will be specially decorated to provide an appropriate setting for an orchestra…

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Cairns Band in Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 10

Cairns Citizens' bandsmen, who arrive in Sydney to-day, have travelled 1600 miles to compete in the big Sydney contests. They will proceed…

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BRIEFLY. Dance for Athletes—

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 4

To conclude an exciting day after the championship events at the Sydney Sports Ground, Mrs. D. Magee on behalf of the New South Wales Women's Amateur Athletic Association,…

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Band Contests Start on

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 4

Authority has been given for marches to be made by contesting bands from various points in the city towards the Sports Ground upon…

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Cairns Band. Visit Tojsydney. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 6

The Cairns Citizens' (31st Battalion) Band, which is proceeding to New Zealand to compete in the Australasian championships, will carry for distribution 20,000 pamphlets…

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"Street Scene" Independent Theatre

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 8

The Independent Theatre's production of "Street Scene," presented at the Savoy Theatre on Saturday night, is a revival. As such, it would…

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Eye Badly Injured by Ball

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 10

As a result of being hit by the ball while participating in a baseball game in Wentworth Park, near the corner of Bridge Road and Wattle…

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Plea Made For State Orchestra People Hungry to Hear the Best Music

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 4

(Specially written for "The Labor Daily" by the well-known pianist and conductor, Isadore Goodman, who has been chosen to conduct a series of concerts in the Town Hall. The first concert will be held on…

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"Street Scene" Revived by Independent Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1936 · page 6

Elmer Rice's "Street Scene" was staged by the Independent Theatre four years ago, when the organisation was young, and it was a huge success. It was brought forward again…

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POP --Beats The Band

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 8

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Film Star Will Give Band Trophy

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 17

Charles Farrell, film star, will arrive in Sydney from America next Monday, accompanied by Alderman S. S. Crick. Deputy-Chairman of the…

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Band Contests. Charles Farrell to Present Trophy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 3

Charles Farrell, the film actor, who will arrive in Sydney from America on Monday, will make his first public appearance at the New South Wales band championships at the…

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Ideal Age Start Band Practice Keen Boys

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1936 · page 6

At what age should boys begin band practice? Captain Harry Shugg, chief adjudicator of the interstate band contest, which will start…

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Travel Pictures

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 2

Winter in Paris. View near the Church to St. Germain des Press during November last…

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Band's Music Silenced

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1936 · page 5

COMING from North Queensland to Sydney to bring music and brightness, the Cairns Citizens (31 st Battalion) Band…

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