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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1933
Page
3
Local sports and entertainment briefs detail a British and Australian tennis scene with venues like Manuka and Star Theatre. Reports cover matches, draws, and upcoming semi finals, plus theatre listings and a midweek competition schedule with mixed doubles and regional results.
The Wan team suffers a semi final loss while plans unfold for a decisive match against Molen in the NMA. Hockey and band events are noted with schedules at Sanuk Oval and local venues, including a church fundraiser and social at Ginninlerra.
Georges Carpentier, former heavyweight boxer, helped two Englishwomen at a Cannes gala as a drunk South American pursued them. An English traveler and Carpentier defended the women, receiving a blow in the process and breaking his nose. Novelist F. Paulllne Oppenheim attended and reports said four people were jailed in a later scuffle.
The Male Choir under Mr W Bolg conducts a concert at Central Methodist Hall near Telonea Park School on Wednesday evening. The program includes songs by G Welsh and J Fulton with instrumental solos by Willis and Niehotwon, violin by Willis, elocution by Laird and Taylor, an operatic sketch No Man Wanted starring Sheen Crupp and Taylor, with Mr and Mrs ALA Peters as accompanists.
The Canberra Society of Arts announces a program for members and friends at Alwert Hall on Monday November 11. Two one-act plays will be performed followed by supper and dancing. The first is The Hiskemaking Lady by Alfred Sutra, a one-set success, and a lighter piece will be chosen this week with rehearsals starting immediately. An attractive programme is assured.
Capitol Theatre presents Fox's special production State Fair with Will Rogers, Jane Gaynor, Janet Gaynor, Lew Ayres and Frank Craven in a musical comedy amid a mixed program. The night includes a short feature The Voice of the Vatican and previews other titles, promising an entertaining evening of cinema with farm life charm and varied acts.
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