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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
6
Sydney offers Tiveli Paesing Show and cinema at The Cinema Star with Royal Peg of My Heart. Melbourne lists Tryall Fories of 1917 18 and House features with Jack Baile. Brisbane and Adelaide showcase vaudeville and plays including The Sake of Woman amid mixed crowd appeal.
Reading of Melbourne and Sydney theatre plans reveals a pantomime revival called A Waltz Dream with Florence Young Minnie Lave and a large Australian crew. Production spans Melbourne and Sydney with wardrobe, sets, carpenters, and designers listed. audience turnout forecast around 12000.
A London theatre review lauds the production of Land of Promise with strong central performances by Norah Marsh and Florence Rockwell. The cast includes Arthur Elvin, Gertrude Marsh, Reginald Hamby, and Stella Payter, praised for natural acting and emotional depth. The production, directed by George Barnum, is described as efficient and well staged with solid dialogue and earnest performances.
The Paming Show continues at pace with sharp humor and a rapid bill. Sydney Merte leads the vaude and Connie Milne impresses in a rand-opéra style, while Spinney James Desmond and Desmond entertain with hypnotic turns. Gwen Lewy and the Passing Showers draw steady crowds as performers blend song, comedy, and pantomime in Melbourne.
A garbled OCR shows a theatre letter referencing a referee or jury process with names such as Brunton, Baird, Rowe, and others. The text includes scattered fragments about delivery, dates, and places, but most specifics are unreadable. The piece presents as an internal correspondence note with many missing or jumbled words.
The Bert Bailey company premieres a comedy drama at Theatre Royal Vaelorias Wiese ’41. The act features new songs and dances by Miss Latta Roberts and the male quartet, with Miss Charlie Hackworthy as lead. Three special matinees advertised with live singing and vaudeville interludes accompany the run.
Melbourne theatre manager Mverry Musgrove plans a unique cricket ground at the Arcus site near Langdale, enclosed with white-painted surroundings and netting for a theatre crew practice facility. The project envisions a formal ground with a formal wicket, and aims to support theatrical sport and fund-raising through cricket.
A fragmented text previews festive pieces and salon extracts. Mentions steer color seth and Vira Pearenting as notable names, references to Ansee Hermann and the Avewulian Vers, plus works like A Daytinter of The Gods and two Tretty titles. Also notes photographers and a chorus girl arrival as part of the lineup.
Theatre notices feature critic Philmer Phlox and reviewers Grestingsrom Allen Dosse Edna Keeley Hugh Melntosh plus Tivall Follies and several smart akelidhes by Van Eel offering comments on plays and performances.
J and N Tait present Peg a wayward but charming character in a Palace Theatre bill. Sara Allgood to play Peg while Very Good Eddie closes. The act promises melodic musical comedy and plans to tour Sydney and Melbourne with new production. Gaston Mervate arrives from America to oversee the show.
The Tivoli Follies debut in Melbourne drew crowded houses despite heat, with Vera Pearce and a cast including Jack Canis and Ally Treay delivering bright numbers. Scenic effects, costumes by Andre and Walter, and a bevy of performances kept audiences engaged, Pearce receiving a royal reception and the show praised for lively entertainment and colorful staging.
Douglas Fairbanks stars as a U S government spy in a spoof adventure tracing a perilous chase across borders. Jewel Cermen plays the heroine, with a mix of athletic comic flair and patriotic triumph as the plot advances toward a victorious finale.
Marry Rickards will give her own dinner for 19 thousand of the Bytley poor at the Town Hall by Christmas Day. The admin of charity is candidly praised as humane help to poorer brothers and sisters, while charity robes the season with moral intent and hospitality.
A fragmentary report notes Maud Oe and other performers in a stiff program at the Winter Garden New York, with references to Desdemona and a public exhibition. It mentions a new consignment of goods for public information and a possible encore that might travel to venues, highlighting the era's touring culture and management concerns.
Melbourne stage notes report the royal theatre season beginning amid bustling preparations. Performers include prominent names such as Miss Melly and Mr Austin Miley, with company closes and new repertory announced. The season features a varied program from stage drama to musical numbers and a limited holiday run.
December 16 notices announce reopening of Theatre Royal with new American drama Mer One Great Sin and a forthcoming big vaudeville programme at the Tivoli Theatre. Acts include Togos jugglers Niagara Balin and others. concert by Brisbane Choral Society planned for Exhibition Concert Hall with Mr E R Jordan conducting and Victor Galway on organ.
The Perth section notes a busy week ahead with the Palladium official opening by the Mayor and new houses being built. It mentions upcoming shows at the Olympia and performances including Sweet Lavender and a Christmas concert by the Metropolitan Library Orchestra and Ladies Choir, under Mr A J Leekia.
Hobart reports Mr Sailer has secured a voice at Hobence Hall and will start vaudeville early next year. The DeConnor Musical Comedy Company plans to begin at Sayahes Bosing Theatre in 1 Wirth Chreue. Paxmanlan appears this week. They were due at Devonport limst Wednesday from Melbourne.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a local crime incident and theater plans, mentioning an appearance by a company and a boy or actor, with references to Christmas events and anticipated business. readable items are sparse and jumbled, producing a vague, period-tinged card rather than a complete story.
The Welinston Cotman squad faces upheaval as key players contest lineups and leadership. Negotiations loom with possible changes affecting the club’s course, while undercurrents hint at coaching decisions and financial pressures impacting upcoming fixtures.
A garbled obituary note recalls Lewny Waller, actor known for a 1918 Selig Donne role and later stage work. It mentions Sir George Alowanser and a Liverpool company affiliation, describing a marriage to Miss Bovovhy and a late appearance in New York theater circles.
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