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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 01, 1918
Page
2
The Theatrical Gazette lists upcoming performances and attractions for the week. It highlights acts and venues with brief notes on show dates and featured performers, including noted names like Tom Saban and Buisman.
A roundup of acts touring London and nearby venues for March. Edie Wes and Sam Mayo headlined at multiple fringe halls, with acts like The Miten Stayoraule and Clare performing at Croydon and Kilburn Empire. Generous rosters mention George Robey, Eugene Stratton, Harry Tate, and others, plus Albert Whelan at Birkenhead and Vernon Castle eyeing a vaudeville tour.
Tivoli Theatre enters a brief season reducing vaudeville while presenting a strong varied program. New acts join staples like Shatluck and ONeill, Maxon, Grwaniie, and Hughie Ogilvie to entertain large crowds. Notable performers include Murry Livingston as a clever character actor, Belle Sylvia with a daring striking act, and marionette skits. Newcomers Aubrey and Riché, American sisters, sing and dance well, while Jette author of Within the Limit performs. The Thirteenth Chair returns at Theatre Royal in Melbourne with Wycherley and wife, promising further engagements if arrangements permit.
Espinosa, famed dancer and ballet master, will stage Time Please at the Tivoli on May 18 with Beatrice Holloway and a cast including Lupino, Steyne, Eaton, and Noël Gees in a London program featuring movement and stage pictures across major venues.
A lively review of De Luxe Annie at the Palace notes an original crook plot with a young heroine aided by a male accomplice. Jimmie Pitapassuk drives the action as the detective pursues immunity from publicity while the cast, led by Annie and Tigwte, delivers comic and even tragic moments.
Mr John Henbine presents Halwa Branscombe's Scarlet Teoiba Toura company at Lyte Theatre St. Kilda offering operatic vocal works and comic sketches. The troupe features Ivy Davin Maxine Molen Hylda Shannon Morvan Joseph Brennan Courtney Ford and others with plans for a Sydney season and touring productions in England and America.
In Wellington Ant The Rik Jubilee Singora perform at the concert chamber of the Wellington Town Hall and receive a warm reception. They remain until next week with a tour between here and Auchan noted, while Mr G A Duvylve Mecaul comments on the show. Williamon New wombe company finds approval in Auckland as Alun Wilkie leads the Domnian unit under Menara ga and John Fuller.
The page reviews vaudeville revues led by Tigol eatse Batardy Mack and O'Niell Aubrey for Manon and Gwyne with Marey Living among chiefs. New showes planned. Barry Lupino Beatrice Wolloway 2% Fred Monument featured. other acts include dancing specialties and Beulah Comedy Company. The William Anderson Dramatic Company presents Her Wedding Day. The New Comedy Company begins season at Hint Majesty Theatre in Perth with Tarn to the Right and a famed cast. The Melbourne programs feature The Will Play The New Henrietta and Marquetaders. Willow Tree at Theatre Royal opens with Kathiene Mae Donell and Charles Walton. The Bing Boys and Royal Strollers touring. The English performers season ends at Playhouse. The Scarlet Troubadours begin a new season. Bert Bailey's companies plan Adelaide opening then Breconill Brisbane Melbourne. The circus prospers at Hippodrome. Bird of Paradise and Ellen Terry share acclaim. Ellen Terry celebrated in London. audience tribute and Shakespeare fanfare at Coliseum.
In Melbourne reports detail H W Parsons and associates pursuing an overland speed record from Melbourne to Sydney via Seymour Benalla Wadonga Holbrook Gurdagal Mittagong Picton and Sydney. Observers note the rough roads and a 289 mile stretch described as the worst.
A fragmented report discusses Mr. Guy Bates, a troupe and a play adaptation by Meuary cay NCOTSIG. It mentions John Hunter Booth as responsible for the play, based on Katharine Cecil Thurston, and notes the original book’s departure before World War I and Belgium’s invasion by Germany.
Adelaide audiences enjoyed So Long City at Theatre Royal and The Williams Andenos Company at Tivall Theatre. Melbourne hosts featured Japanese themed Willow and a three act play plus Mary Temple and other works. the scene included social and church ties amid a busy entertainment week.
Local ACA volunteers provided care and support for a day’s service at a dangerous intersection near Preach Man's Road and So Mark's Road. The effort aimed to improve safety and deliver assistance to the community through coordinated action and outreach.
An historical note discusses pigeons used to carry messages under adverse conditions, detailing a 1917 incident near Menin road where a pigeon survived wounds and delivered a message after a long flight. It contrasts instinct with learned navigation and explains training needed for long journeys.
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