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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1916
Page
6
The piece sketches Melbourne theatre listings with Hawaittane, Romance, and The Night. It notes performances by Dorothy Brunton, Maulde Fave, and other stars, plus London stage acts passing through Australia. It discusses pre sale, public pressure, and language concerns in performance, with attention to Australian venues like Her Majesty Melbourne and Tivoli.
Fragmented review of a Tivoli performance featuring Degnon and Clifton as newcorers at the Throll. Describes performers in everyday clothes and balanced acts including tightwire work, with Billie de Rex and Gerimde Tole providing dance and comedy. Audience reaction noted with cautious praise and anticipation for a Monday return.
The performance of While the Big Boils drew praise for setting, scenery, and overall production. Lawman, Maclaren, and Hol Brothers delivered strong acts with polished timing and character work, from comedy to dramatic scenes, earning sustained audience appreciation.
On tour, Dany and fellow performers built a string of successes. Individual artistes have developed unsuspected talents and the ensemble has acquired polish and coherent stage presence through experience.
A scrambled report discusses a proposed federal tax on amusements and its global echoes. It notes talks in Australia and the United Kingdom, naming figures and parties advocating protections for showmen, with warnings of higher costs for audiences and impacts on entertainment businesses.
A readible review notes Coriack as Wilton and Esther Mitchell as Ruth giving pleasing turns. Mary Brandi Pear and Nan Taylor receive praise for their supportive work with Bunty Pulle the Strings Company delivers clever interpretations of Widow Stillner The Spider. Arthur Styan’s Steelman and the cast show potential with room to improve.
A war theatre unit completes its second week of touring in Salonika, Macedonia. The troupe faces danger from praine fires and gales while bringing musical drama to multiple towns, aided by regimental support and field provisions.
The text appears as a fragmented note sent to theatrical managers. It references an initial agenda or strategy, with scattered proper nouns and abbreviations, indicating planning details for a performance or company. The readable portions suggest organizational notes rather than a completed report.
Allen Doone Again presents a lively Irish romance at the Palace Theatre. The cast, led by Bart Sayre as Larry O Shes and Jade Keeley as flow McMichael, delivers an engaging story with polished performances and a strong overall production.
A fragmented report describes a Melbourne theatre production with a convoluted plot involving a servant, a mistress, and a young warrved character. Cast names appear garbled but include Sidney, Walter Welch, and Miss Mibe Tannen amid a lively mixed-genre bill of comedy and drama. The piece notes a withdrawal of The Geisks In bavine and an anticipated large audience, with visual staging described as dramatic and vivid.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous names, places, and initials with no clear narrative. The garbled text mentions individuals such as Gerald, Lanny Cayetey, Brelowe McKenrrey, and Medel re Mettomiay, alongside scattered locations and acronyms. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable fragments.
A garbled OSS-like listing previews Charles Richman in The Rastic Cry, Ecaph drama The Hesa of Gulaasing D2, and The Feast of Life. It names cast members such as Wilfred Lucas Bessie Love Ralph Bellamy Clara Winamps Louie Glaum and J Dowling plus others. Also mentions Sheldon Lewis Gloria's Romance Billie Burke Alice Brady Tangled Fates and The Jude among Keystone and Pathesproto titles with various supporting players.
The article describes church leaders promoting film showings as a modern method to raise Sunday school attendance. It cites Bay Fi Relaner of New York City and Dr Relaner as pioneers who used religious and educational films to attract thousands of children, noting one minister increased attendance significantly through picture entertainments and lectures on varied subjects.
A early-voice argument extols the motion picture as a powerful educational tool and broad political influence. It asserts cinema will teach morality, science, art, religion, and literature, shaping minds across ages and nations at an affordable price, with a clean public record.
A garbled society page item mentions matinees at a theatre, with references to Criterion and Willan. Names such as Bert Bailey and selections appear in fragmented form. The passage reads like a torn notice of shows and cast, with little coherent detail remaining.
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