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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 08, 1918
Page
2
The article lists upcoming performances and attractions in a theatrical column. Credits include Hey, Fuel, Villermining, and Sieh with notices about exits, stage directions, and promotional blurbs for shows at various venues.
A fragmented OCR noting performances in March at the Landon hiowadrome and Hippodrome with Miss Bohne Pollard, Miss Shirley Kelloe Mee Marty Tate and others. The London Royal Hall saw Guineal Alaine introduced by Mania0 with Vic led malta lel and Fatiel Tring.
A garbled Melbourne theatre column lists actors such as Miss Hilde Beacer and Miss Brauer, with mentions of Time Please at Tivoli and a revival at the Criterion. It notes Maggie Terrel joining Time Please and references Mrs Westie Kaskeaps and J C Williams in past productions, while outlining mixed lines about upcoming performances and cast shifts.
The Tivoli Vaudeville offers a ten act program with the bioscope. New performers include Murry Livingston and the marionettes with Gra hamn’s troupe. Notable acts feature Sylvia, Laurance, and George Edwardes lineup with a 2 30 matinee today.
Readers are treated to melodrama as Loder disguises as John Chilcote to expose a German agent in The Masquerader. The curtain features Lionel Balmey and Minnie Lave in a comic yet tense plot with Mr Jack Cannot and Leslie Holland in supporting roles. The revue promises popular acts by Wir Helland and the Searle Troubadours as part of the nightly program.
Saturday program at the Athenaeum featured Miss Madden in Chappell Ballad concerts with Beethoven and Kirky songs, while Miss Madden and Miss Burton led a strong cast including Stella Wilson James Minogue and others. The crowd appreciated a mix of classics and new pieces, with public judging of outcomes.
A bustling three week stay by J. Williams er Ausural Comedy Company concludes in Adelie with packed audiences. The troupe, featuring Beatrice Holloway Barry Lupina and Marie Eaton, heads to New Zealand after announcing further engagements. The producer Harry Harcher notes strong reception despite travel strain.
A condensed Adelade schedule features Williamson Musicn Comedy Co with Bo Long Letty and others Friday. The Best Bailey Company opened a Tivol season with Grandad Runa. Uncle Tom’s Danin Le beleg by William Anderson Co and Fuller's Pa nomime Robinho Cruse at the Majestic Friday. A vaudeville program presents Fred Bliste and Marielte Maréan as star attractions.
The eighth annual festival in Wellington highlights events at King's Theatre and morning programs. The program lists melodrama, revue and theatre season offerings, with Jubilee Spring concerts, and a touring company schedule including Norma Talmadge.
Thirteen compete in a reliability trial from Sydney to Wattongone with 3740 entries noted. The event tests speed and machine reliability without matchers or speedometers, and results include top machines and riders. The piece also covers other motor club activities, meetings, and road condition concerns across Victoria and Queensland.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a waiver or release action but contains unreadable names dates and places. The readable bits indicate a procedural bill or notice related to a local official body but essential details are missing or garbled.
Cyclist C Walker of Marrickville Club renews the 10 mile Peddie Handicap at Enfield, finishing strong with J Peddie fastest time. Eyfeld-Gurwood members race 1 1/2 miles, Bryant returns from injury to ride, and the Hustler Cycling Club reports a five mile second race led by Robinson. Victorian season opens May 3 with events through August, Ashby wins the Ashby Mile Championship at Bankstown.
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