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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
2
Adelaide stage listings reveal a busy program with venues, dates, and performers. Multiple acts headline at the city theatres alongside music and variety shows, inviting patrons to choose from engagement dates and ticket options.
The article notes popular matinees of Time Please returning to the Two for renewed engagement. Beatrice Helin stars with skilled acting drawing strong audience reactions. The revue opens with a show on a Sunday and resumes weekly as it enters the new season, highlighting the audience’s praise for the star’s performances and the show's appeal.
A garbled report lists performers and venues across London and seaside towns including Mevace Theatre Euston and Grand Palace Clapham, with mentions of Marie Lapa Mine Wigler Lore yaine and Mr Harry Tate and Co. It notes Chung Ling Soa a famous Chinese conjurer dying at Ward Green Hospital England on March 23 and a stage bullet trick ending fatally for the magician amid guarded secrets about the prop.
Margaret Wysherty booked for Australian year in Sydney with Williamson management, leading in Melbourne and New York linked productions. The casting details mention Bernard Bingard, Mme Simone's Company, and plans for The Picture Blissness alongside theatre and film ventures amid industry negotiations with the Australian Graph Operators Association and the theatrical employers union.
Palace Theatre presents a lively stage notice for a comedic production featuring Annie and a pantomime finale. The terse OCR reads as a theatre schedule with cast and performance cues across a brief card.
The article lists plays and performers in a brief theater season wrap up. It notes The Bantert Way featuring Miles Mubel Starr and Louis Kimball closing soon, with Melbourne and Katinka productions premiering, plus upcoming shows at Sydney venues and Melbourne Kings Theatre with cast details and dates.
An enthusiastic Melbourne audience welcomed Weatinka MA Her Majeau's Theatre in a daring musical. The review highlights witty dialogue, elaborate scenes, and a charming Russian character, with standout performances by Phil Smith and a wealthy couple, amid a lively mix of dance numbers.
A long OCR passage reviews performances and personalities in Sydney theatres, noting Salboni, Signor Balkohen, Zoe Terrell, Miss Moncrieffe, Olive Gudwin, and others. It references the New York tour, the Royal and Tivola theatres, and mentions The Confession a Wife, The Window of a Harem, and The Million Dollar Girl as part of a vibrant stage season with mixed critical impressions.
A fragmentary discussion of theatre life highlights how chorus members rise to leading roles through training and performance. Notes on Miss Young Gladys Moncren and other performers show a pipeline from chorus to stardom influenced by teachers, ballet training, and stage opportunities.
An unclear account mentions Sappel le, Pisyaniee, and Canine Me Lina of the Golisale Glezs Gpere Cre flap. The Sora Troubadour appears as an independent figure with ties to Capnelius and INSET in a fragmented report about voices and factions.
A garbled review discusses the Lyceum production of Les Miserables with mentions of Jean Valjean and the play’s themes of mercy, justice, and humanity. It references actors and a sweeping narrative, noting dramatic tension and the moral core of the work despite unclear text.
The Northern symboy Mavor Cycle Club will stage a weekend event featuring a pelialwilty Wrist on Faure day nest. Riders will tackle a looping course from Craw's Nevis to Gorilan and back, aiming for 27 miles per hour averages. The Australian Championship portion includes a 2 mile motor cycle race and planned wallsend carnival with eligible classes for 400 cc and under 600 cc machines.
ARGUS reports the death of Lieut. Abernethy killed in France. He earned fame as an oarsman before the war, rowing for Augsell Ae Aq Oarsryan and Navin College. He defeated Wesley College rivals and the University of Adelaide and Sydney University in major races.
Adelaide article notes Mr Achur Styan as a comical autocrat in General Post at Theatre Royal with Mr Graham Browne’s company presenting The Mangler and The Niger in later slots. Mr Guy Bates Post plays a mistaken disease doctor in a tale of revelation. Audience reception grows as program changes roll out.
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