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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1938

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Kursall Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" is the current altraction at the Kursal (420 Kent Street). It is produced by Scott Alexeder, who also appears in the role of Pastor Manders, supported by Miss…

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Empress Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

The Empress Theatre is showing "Wings of the Morning," featuring Henry Fonda and John McCormick, and "West of Shanghai," with Boris Karloff and Beverley Roberts in the lead…

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Tivoli Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

"Cinderella," Frank Nell's spectacular Christmas pantomime, is meeting with considerable success the appeal to the younger folk being pronounced. In the evening performances a gay revue is…

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The Independent Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

"Mirage," a Hungarian play, will be the opening attraction of the independent Theatre of the 1938 season at the club rooms to-night at 8 o'clock. Leading roles in this comedy will be…

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New Theatre League

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

The New Theatre League will present "Slickers, Ltd.," an English anti-war play, dramatising the present rearmament policy; and repeat "Waiting for Lefty," by Clifford Odets, at 36 Pitt Street,…

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Jewish Youth Theatre League

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

August Strindberg's "The Ghost Sonata" will be repealed at the Jewish Youth Theatre, 21 Macquarie Place, Sydney to-night, Saturday, January 8, and Thursday, January 13, at 8 o'clock. The play…

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Amusements. Theatre Royal—"balalaika."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

"Balalaika," J. C. Williamson's magnificently staged production continues to attract large audiences to the Theatre Royal. Robert Halliday the New York actor, who is in the principal role, is…

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Eight-ball Over. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 21

Following Lancashire, advocating for a trial of the eight-ball over, Derbyshire held a meeting, and also favoured the idea of the eightball over. Deibyshire's argument was that…

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On with the Dance As Ship Stranded

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 8

How the passengers had gone on dancing when the ship struck a coral reef on Xmas Eve was told by officers of the Pierre Loti yesterday on…

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New of the World Germany. German Theatre Life

Die Brucke = The Bridge · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 9

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Annual Ball of the N.s.w. A.a.a

The Labor Daily · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 12

ANNUAL ball of the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association will be held at Hordem Bros.' Florentine Ballroom on Saturday,…

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Band Leader

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 13

Frank Coughlan -- popular Tro[?]adero Orchestra lender, who will conduct the Continental Promenade Concerts at the…

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Sunday Band Music

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 10

De Green's Concert Band. Hyde Park 7.30 p.m. Mr. James A. Arcus conductor. Leichhardt District Band. Botanic Gardens 3 p.m., Mr. Russell Phillips, conductor…

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Dramatic Story in Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 13

Presenting dramatically the nation's history since the day Captain Arthur Phillip entered Botany Bay. "March of a…

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Bib and Bub Words and Pictures

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 4

The Bears were feeling so fluttery and dottery, They had just won a pound prize in the Lottery. "I'll buy me some boots," cried Mr. Bear. Said she, "We'll buy a new armchair."…

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Century Theatre Coincides With Centenary Celebrations

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1938 · page 27

THE official opening of the Century Theatre on January 25 will mark a milestone in screen history. It will be the first Australasian theatre to be in-built for television. The gala premiere for the public will take place the following…

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Seek Builder Who Can Conduct Band

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

DARWIN, Sunday.--There is a two years' guarantee of a job in Darwin for a band-conducting builder. Darwin has a town band, but no…

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Soviet Rings Curtain On Bourgeois Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 3

MOSCOW, Sunday.--The worldfamed Meyerhold Theatre, leading centre of stage modernism, has been closed down…

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Boy of 11 Caught in Theatre Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 5

Caught in the Regent Theatre, South Yarra, to-night, a boy aged 11 was held by the nightwatchman until the police took him into custody. It…

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Fine Pictures of Past Shown In "March Of A Nation"

The Sun · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 10

Impressions of the historic pageantry of the Anniversary Celebrations will be kept fresh for those who provide themselves with "March…

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