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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1979

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NIDA & Student Theatre in jeopardy

Tharunka · Monday 10 September 1979 · page 11

LET ME EXPLAIN. Early this year the student theatre committee headed by Professor Rupert Myers, decided on a "solution" to the lack of theatrical facilities…

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In Concert

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 13 September 1979 · page 21

Jewish pianist, Gustave Fenyo, will join the Sydney Youth Orchestra in a concert at the Opera House on…

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THEATRE War drama relevant

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 September 1979 · page 55

The impact of “Rusty Bugles” is as relevant today as its inaugural Sydney production in 1948 must have…

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Concert on Abc

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 September 1979 · page 54

A “Renee Geyer and Friends” concert will be shown on ABC television Friday, October 5 at…

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Tukkers volksdansen en "Bush Band" in "Folk Museum"

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 21 September 1979 · page 2

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Theatre

Tharunka · Monday 24 September 1979 · page 13

David Williamson’s latest play is significant for several reasons. It confirms the view of many people that he is our greatest…

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Students Need a Student Theatre!

Tharunka · Monday 24 September 1979 · page 8

Student theatrical groups on this campus, which include the Drama Society (Dram[?]soc), Music Theatre, and the Revue societies, are being severely hampered in their aims of promoting, fostering and encouraging drama within the university. Student theatre does not have a theatre which it can call its own…

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Stolen pictures

Tribune · Wednesday 26 September 1979 · page 6

Sydney: Commercial TV station ATN-7 faces disciplinary action over its unauthorised "theft" of the…

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Ball Memorial Grove unveiled

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 September 1979 · page 21

An emotional moment for papular communal worker Rose Ball, as she unveils a plaque in memory of her late husband, Martin. Friends and relatives subscribed to the creation of the Martin Ball Memorial Grove at Kerem Maharal, project of the Jewish National Fund of Australia. The…

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THEATRE O’Neill’s ‘Journey’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 September 1979 · page 15

One of the modern-day classics American stage is Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey into Night”. It has been treated witt…

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THEATRE Exciting “Salome”

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 October 1979 · page 15

Salome is back at the Sydney Opera House in a renewed production set for the smaller stage of the Opera Theatre, instead of the Concert House. The transfer, if anything, further enhanced the…

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Signature season of dance company

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 4 October 1979 · page 15

An evening with the Sydney Dance Company is a rewarding experience. This imaginative and well disciplined group…

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Theatre The Glass Cell

Tharunka · Monday 8 October 1979 · page 15

“The Glass Cell” is a new film by German director, Hans W. Geissendorfer whose film of Ibsen’s ‘The Wild Duck’ was…

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Theatre ‘The Gin Game’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 October 1979 · page 21

It is a great pity that the latest production of Peter Williams at the Theatre Royal had to close well before the end of its planned season…

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Menuhins to Sydney for Two Concerts

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 October 1979 · page 20

One of the greatest figures of the 20th century, Yehudi Menuhin, together with his sister, renowned pianist Hephzibah Menuhin, will give two concerts only in Sydney at the Regent Theatre in October and will be joined on these occasions by two of the country’s foremost musical ensembles,…

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L[?]mbs Dance Co

Tharunka · Monday 15 October 1979 · page 25

On October 18th the Limbs Dance Company will have a free performance on the Library Lawn at UNSW. Limbs is a two…

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THEATRE Immortal Wilde

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 October 1979 · page 15

The play which brought Oscar Wilde acclaim and success ‘The Importance of being Ernest’ is presented by the Q Theatre in Penrith, Bankstown and Parramatta with vigor and gusto…

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Woody Allen play — next production of Jewish Theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 October 1979 · page 15

As their first venture into the madcap world of Woody Allen, the Sydney Jewish Theatre will present his hilarious comedy “Don’t Drink The Water.”…

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Remember the local suburban dance?

Tharunka · Tuesday 30 October 1979 · page 7

The local dance, how often must one sing your charms. Cast your minds back to those dim, distant days when Sherbet was cool, life was sweet, and you have yet to…

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Moriah Band at the Home

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 8 November 1979 · page 17

The Moriah College school band last week entertained residents of the Montefiore Home at…

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