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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1978

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Theatre “Widower’s Houses”

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 October 1978 · page 15

George Bernard Shaw’s first play, the “Widower’s Houses” is charmingly treated by the Old Tote at…

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Free Concert

Tharunka · Monday 23 October 1978 · page 4

There will be a free concert on the Library Lawn next Monday, (30 Oct) featuring one, Mopsie Beans, a singer, who calls herself the HONKY-PLUNK MAMA…

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Concert to aid Viet Nam

Tribune · Wednesday 25 October 1978 · page 3

Recent devestating floods have caused the most serious food shortage in Viet Nam since the 1945 Great Famine. The bulk of the autumn paddy, the major rice crop, has been ruined by six big typhoons and record…

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Theatre Night

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 October 1978 · page 21

Youth Aliyah still has some tickets for sale for the Jewish Theatre’s production of “Paris Is Out” on…

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Theatre “The Killer”

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 October 1978 · page 27

The Rocks Players Company has made a major and successful change in style from a program of…

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Theatre and Ancient History

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 October 1978 · page 23

The Sydney Jewish Theatre opens its newest production “Paris is Out!” by Richard Self next week. This will be the company’s ninth individual production since its inception in 1972…

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Communal support to theatre session

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 October 1978 · page 7

Communal organizations have assured the boxoffice success of the latest Sydney Jewish Theatre production “Paris Is Out!” The American comedy…

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Events Boogie Lives - Cyril B. Bunter Band on Campus

Tharunka · Monday 30 October 1978 · page 6

Wednesday, 1st November will see the final Union concerts for this year. They will feature the Cyril B. Bunter Band in the Roundhouse at lunchtime, and the Johnny…

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Theatre “A Visit with the Family”

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 November 1978 · page 15

Greg Bunbury’s Australian moodpiece at the Nimrod Theatre is a rather depressing but telling drama of an Irish family in Redfern in 1936…

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Remnant of a Community Hayim Goldgraber tells Judy Siegel of The Jerusalem Post about the rapidly disappearing Jewish community in Cuba. He and Bill Aron took the pictures

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 November 1978 · page 13

THERE IS an average of two funerals a month, but there hasn’t been a brit mila or bar mitzva for years. The 13 children who are not the…

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Theatre ‘The Masters’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 9 November 1978 · page 15

A well deserved and excellently composed tribute to the talents of two theatre greats Ivor Novello and…

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Jewish Theatre — Australian first

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 9 November 1978 · page 15

Richard Seff’s comedy, “Paris is Out!” is in the genre made popular by Neil Simon and the recipe…

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Feiffer zaniness Knock, Knock, by Jules Feiffer, now showing at New Theatre, King St, Newtown every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night

Tribune · Wednesday 15 November 1978 · page 8

Jules Feiffer's "fantastical comedy" Knock Knock is a piece of zaniness such as only the creator of the famous…

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Good Seats for Jewish Theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 November 1978 · page 14

The Sydney Jewish Theatre has excellent seats available for the performances of its hilarious…

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Concert Marks Athens Polytechnic Uprising

Tribune · Wednesday 22 November 1978 · page 11

SYDNEY: A packed audience enthusiastically applauded a concert of Greek resistance music…

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Gray in Concert

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 November 1978 · page 29

David Gray, well known in the community for his appearances at the Hakoah Club and at a number of…

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Theatre ‘Flesh and Blood’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 November 1978 · page 21

William Henley’s play at the Ensemble Theatre comes in the style of American classics, O’Neill,…

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From Bricks, Mortar and Crystal Ball Department

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 November 1978 · page 15

A school which — Increases its number of students each year.” Has a policy of not overcrowding classrooms.” Believes it is our duty to take any student who…

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Opera Concert

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 November 1978 · page 20

Soprano, Vivian Mordo[?] will appear at the Opera[?] House in a special concer[?] presented by the…

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Don't play ball with Chile

Tribune · Wednesday 6 December 1978 · page 3

MELBOURNE: The Chilean women's Federation Cup tennis team played at Kooyong last week…

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