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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1915
Page
7
The Melbourne stage scene reports new acts and revivals. Venues like Her Majesty and Tivoli showcase performers including Miss Law and Mr. Cyr Mackay with noted productions such as The Silent King and Raffles. Melbourne audiences see O'Leary and Willard in programs featuring Pan American Exposition clips and war subjects.
Melbourne theatre circles buzz as J C Williamson stages American comedy Nobody's Widow at Theatre Royal Melbourne. Muriel Starr headlines a starry cast in a lavish production with ornate set pieces and period elegance. Historical note mentions George Barnum and Wilton Lackaye contributing to the era’s pantomime and musical numbers.
Melbourne audiences welcomed a cast led by Kerry Guards and Maurice Lynch in a wartime satire adaptation titled O Leary VC. Performances at southern capital theatres showcased strong turns by Clive Neill and Ethel Bartholomew among others, earning enthusiastic notices despite rougher pacing in places.
Sydney National presents a vivid vaudeville program featuring Warber Winter the humanot and the Mandel Jaceacn Company’s 3 second “ingle” act. The lineup includes Ella Caspers, NM Wy Hector Gollspinkid Bare, Vauite and Verne, Nolan and Nolan, Morrie Golden, Annie Kent, The Payolas, and Stan Base as conductor. Sydney and Co. promise crowd-pleasing acts, moving to a farewell appearance of Tor Bawnen.
UTERION nightly at 545 reports a page segment note on a show titled A Patr of Bixes starring Tk Who Wie Conte, with unclear wording and fragmented OCR. The item reads like a theater listing or program note from a historical newspaper page.
The war play The Man Who Stayed at Home returns to the Sydney stage with a strong cast including Worrall, Harold Terry, Lizette Parkes, Molly Austin, and Frank Harvey among others. The production, praised for its topical appeal, continues to draw crowds as it runs longer despite wartime shifts in programming.
The Eight-Hour Night Carnival at the Sydney Bars Ground showcased strong cycling talents including Pedalter Palmer who won the handicap and multiple races decided on the Anfield-Henkatown course. Notable performances came from K. W. Weober in the min division, and Wheeler, Witt, and McBeath delivering fast times and driving pacemaking duties amid a large crowd enjoying a historic cycling meeting.
The death of actor Lewis Waller was announced yesterday just before his 33rd birthday. The British star, famed for Uncle Dick’s Darling and The Garden of Allah, died from a chill while touring Australia. He left a widow Mina Florence West and a son Edmund.
A jumble of names and phrases appears as a fragmented theatrical letter back. References to figures like Aslan and Leary appear amid garbled text, suggesting a chaotic correspondence or rehearsal notes with scattered proper nouns and unclear context.
A miscellaneous piece titled General Letter Rack discusses unspecified proteins and equipment. The readable text presents fragmented references to names and topics without clear events or dates. Readers are left with an outline of topics rather than a coherent report or notice.
Australian road cycling records in New South Wales and Western Australia are listed with riders such as Dickson Hoviler and Cuechif Gomacenrr. The piece notes records in 10 and 2 mile distances near Homebush, Appin, Mortlake, and Perth, with mentions of Gentue Morder and Don Rirknom as record setters in various long distances. It also references a broader context of race conditions, governance, and the influence of notable figures and events in NSW sport.
The contest for the American championship ends with a deadlock between Kramer and Goullet. A series of matches is planned to decide the title, with Newark's Front Cavanagh emerging as a notable sprinter in earlier events. The report notes unpredictable form and a sparse field, mentioning other competitors and handicap results.
The Castern Suburbs Club ran a 15 mile handicap with A H Mising winning ahead of C J Sidwell and others in a fast field. Other events featured at Enfeld-Burnand and Victoria venues saw multiple riders, with Les Smith, Ashley and De Manvilten noted among competitors. Separately Swiss cyclist Doesslinger, famed for long-distance rides, was arrested by German authorities and condemned to death after alleged espionage tied to a German factory. The Victorian Motorcycle Club event in Melbourne drew 22 riders, with results and entrant lists impacting the sport’s regional focus.
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