Articles from page 12: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. THE TABLET OF HEAVEN.

    Following his visitor's quick glance at the checked tablecloth taking the place of the usual tea-stained length of calico, her host explained with a sheepish grin: "Does one ...

    Article : 1,669 words
  3. CURRENT LITERATURE BALFOUR.

    The late Lord Balfour was very fortunate indeed to have in his niece, Blanche E. C. Dugdale, a person closely interested in his career and character, who studied him for ...

    Article : 742 words
  4. BROADCASTING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,792 words
  5. MUSIC AND DRAMA.

    Madame Lotte Lehmann goes from triumph to triumph. Little else is talked about nowadays in musical circles but the songs she has sung at her latest recital. People who attend ...

    Article : 1,361 words
  6. THE SYDNEY DRAMA SOCIETY.

    Members of the Sydney Drama Society will present an evening of one-act plays on Thursday, May 20, at 8 p.m., in the clubroom of the Independent Theatre, 112 King-street. Inquiries ...

    Article : 55 words
  7. CORONATION CONCERT.

    A special coronation concert will be given at the Town Hall on Saturday, May 15, by the Conservatorium Orchestra and the combined choirs of the Royal Philharmonic Society, Royal Sydney ...

    Article : 50 words
  8. THESPIAN DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS.

    "What It Is To Be Young." a comedy by James Bridle, will be presented at St. James' Hall, Sydney, on Saturday, May 15, 1937. The play is being produced by Miss Muriel Conner. There will ...

    Article : 57 words
  9. A PAGEANT OF CHRISTENDOM.

    To commemorate the hundredth anniversary of St. Andrew's Cathedral a pageant of twenty episodes in the development of the Church from about A.D. 40 to A.D. 1000 will be staged in the ...

    Article : 57 words
  10. OPERA SEASON.

    The next Conservatorium opera season will be held on May 22, 25, 27, and 29, when Mozart's opera. "Don Glovanni." will be presented (in English), with specially designed costumes and scenie ...

    Article : 34 words
  11. LAWSON DE LUXE.

    The standard of Australian publishing continues to rise all the time, and it is pleasant to find that such an important issue as the full collected works of Henry Lawson should ...

    Article : 109 words
  12. REPERTORY PLAYERS.

    Owing to Jann's Club closing, the Australian Repertory Theatre Players have deferred their production of "Laburnum Grove" until they find a suitable hall. In the meantime. other ...

    Article : 48 words
  13. BRIDGE PYLON EXHIBITION.

    The exhibition at the south-eastern pylon on the Harbour Bridge is open daily from 10 a.m. till 5.30 p.m. The lens of the giant electrically operated camera obscura enables any scene within ...

    Article : 71 words
  14. PICTURE THEATRES.

    "Ros[?] Marie," with Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, is showing at the St. James Theatre. ...

    Article : 20 words
  15. STATE.

    Merle Oberon and Brien Aherne appear in "Beloved; Enemy." at the State Theatre. The supporting attraction is "Hitch Hike Lady," in which Allson Skipworth and Arthur Treacher appear. ...

    Article : 29 words
  16. CAR AND CATTLE COLLIDE.

    Charles William Macleod, indenter, who is being sued in the Supreme Court for £30,000 as pecuniary losses said to have been suffered by the dependents of the late Arthur William ...

    Article : 494 words
  17. AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE ROYAL, "KATJA."

    "Katja," with Gladys Moncrieff in the leading role, opens at the Theatre Royal, at the matinee performance to-day. Miss Moncrieff is supported in this melodious operetta by such favourites ...

    Article : 68 words
  18. HOYT'S REGENT.

    "Girl in a Million," which features Sonia Henle and Don Amecho is at the Regent Theatre. associated with "Women of Glamour," in which Melvyn Douglas appeers. ...

    Article : 29 words
  19. HOYT'S PLAZA.

    "My Man Godfrey" continues its' successful season at the Plaza Theatre. The cast includes William Powell and Carole Lombard. "Breezing Home" is the supporting attraction. ...

    Article : 29 words
  20. LYCEUM.

    Gracie Fialds, the famous English comedian, is in "The Show Goes On." at the Lyceum Theatre. ...

    Article : 1 words
  21. TIVOLI. "SONG AND DANCE SHOW."

    Frank Nell's "Song and Dance Show of 1937" is going along with a merry swing at the Tivoll, where Roy Rene, "Mo," keeps the crowds in uproarious laughter, and the enchanting dancing of ...

    Article : 116 words
  22. EMBASSY.

    Jessie Matthews returns to the screen in "Head over Heels," at the Embassy Theatre. Edward Everett Horton and Genevleve Tohin are in the supporting feature, "The Man in the Mirror." ...

    Article : 31 words
  23. LIBERTY.

    "Show Boat" is in its last days at the Liberty Theatre. ...

    Article : 13 words
  24. MAYFAIR.

    "Come and Get It," with Edward Arnold, Francis Farmer, and Joel McCrac, is at the Mayfair Theatre, with "Accused." ...

    Article : 20 words
  25. SCOTLAND YARD.

    Some of the most interesting facts mentioned by Detective-Superintendent Hambrook, whose reminiscences are published on his retirement from the Metropolitan Police, are ...

    Article : 429 words
  26. PRINCE EDWARD.

    "Maid of Salem" with Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMuray, is at the Prince Edward Theatre. Jack Benny is in the supporting attrae[?]on, "College Holiday." ...

    Article : 26 words
  27. "HIDEOUT."

    "Hideout" at the Independent Theatre clubrooms, 112 King-street, will be repeated to-night, Written by Stewart Howard and Rex Rienits. "Hideout" is different in theme and treatment from any ...

    Article : 51 words
  28. CAPITOL AND KING'S CROSS.

    "The Plough and the Stars" is at the two above theatres this week. In support is "Midnight Court." ...

    Article : 24 words
  29. HAYMARKET, CIVIC, and CAMEO.

    Edmund Lowe appears in "Under Cover of Night," at the Haymarket, Civic, and Cameo Theatres. On the same bill is "Mama Steps Out." ...

    Article : 27 words
  30. KURSAAL THEATRE.

    "Seventeen." Booth Tarkington's comedy of smalltown life, will be staged at the Kursaal Theatre (420 Kent-street), by Scott Alexander, for the last time to-night. Next Thursday, at the special ...

    Article : 88 words
  31. EMPRESS.

    "This'll Make You Whistle" and "The Black Legion" are showing at the Empress Theatre. ...

    Article : 17 words
  32. EMPIRE and PALACE.

    "Charge of the Light Brigade" and "We're on the Jury" are at the Empire and Palace Theatres. ...

    Article : 21 words
  33. TATLER.

    The current programme at the Tatler Theatre is made up of "More Than a Secretary" and 'Sabotage." ...

    Article : 20 words
  34. SQUIRES OF MONS.

    To-night, the Talateh Players will present the play. "Gates of Remembrance," by C. Hansby Read, at their studio. 29 Jamleson-street, Sydney, in aid of the above organisation, and in continuance of ...

    Article : 37 words
  35. NEW SAVOY CINEMA.

    The Savoy Theatre, in Bligh-street will show its first film programme to-day, commencing at the matinee, with Noel Coward in "The Scoundel" and "Roberta." with Fred Astaire and Ginger ...

    Article : 34 words
  36. "WAITING FOR LEFTY."

    "Walting for Lefty" will be presented at the premises of the New Theatre League, to-morrow, at 8 p.m. ...

    Article : 23 words
  37. FOX MOVIETONE NEWS.

    Highlights and the current Fox Movietone News at Hoyts Regent and Plaza Theatres, is a comprehensive item dealing with the impressive Anzac Day ceremonies throughout Australia and New Zealand, ...

    Article : 229 words
  38. TOWN HALL ORGAN.

    Mr. Edwin J. Robinson will give a matinee organ recital at the Town Hall to-morrow, at 3.15 p.m. The next will be on May 9. ...

    Article : 28 words
  39. RATIONALIST ASSOCIATION.

    Mr. H. Septt Bennett will lecture on "The Story of May Day." at the Ingersoll Hall, Crown-street, to-morrow, at 7.45 p.m. ...

    Article : 23 words
  40. THE FOUR ARTS CLUB.

    Mr. Montgomery Stuart proposes to give a series of talks on the problem of "The Theatre in Sydney." professional and amatenr. The first to take place to-morrow evening. at his studio, 179 ...

    Article : 40 words
  41. WRITFRS' LEAGUE.

    A general discussion of proposals to assist-freelance writers will be the main business at a general meeting of the Writers' League, to-morrow, at 8 p.m., in the Blue Tea Room. 39 Rowe-street ...

    Article : 99 words
  42. SUNDAY NIGHT HARBOUR CRUISE.

    At 7.45 and 7.50 resnectively to-morrow night, the Koompartoo and Kuttabul will leave No. 5 letty on a concert cruise round the herbour and Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivera. The artists ...

    Article : 87 words
  43. LIBERTY THEATRE.

    The manager of the Liherty Theatre has extended an invitation to the blind workers of the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution to attend the Liberty Theatre on Saturday morning next to ...

    Article : 60 words
  44. FANTASTIC MILLIONAIRE.

    Like a genie out of a bottle out of one of his own Oriental tales, William Beckford of Fonthill remains a cloudy figure, even after Mr. Guy Chapman has dealt exhaustively with ...

    Article : 483 words
  45. GUNNER SULLIVAN'S FUNERAL.

    The funeral of the late Gunner Sullivan, V.C., who was accidentally killed in London whilst a member of Australia's Coronation contingent, is impressively depleted in Metrotone's "News of the ...

    Article : 72 words
  46. LECTURE.

    Mr. A. Alexander will speak at the King's Hall, 69 Hunter-street, to-morrow, at 7.15 p.m. Subject: "Divine Magic." A musical programme will precede the address. ...

    Article : 27 words
  47. "AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REVIEW."

    The May number of the "Australian National Review" contains an article by Professor D. B. Copland, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce at the Melbourne University, on ...

    Article : 263 words
  48. JEWISH YOUTH THEATRE LEAGUE.

    Frank Dalby Davidson, the Australian writer, who is president of the Fellowship of Australian Writers, will speak on his own works at room 3. floor 4. McIlroth's Buildings. Oxford-street. ...

    Article : 68 words
  49. DISCHARGE FROM BANKRUPTCY

    Four years after the original order of sequestration had been issued, Percival Bernard Sheather, formerly principal of the importing firm of P. B. Sheather and Co., Ltd., of ...

    Article : 143 words
  50. A GEORGE EDWARDS BROADCAST.

    On Sunday evening, May 2. George Edwards will broadcast through station 2UW an historical drama dealing with "The Illustrious House of York." ...

    Article : 26 words
  51. BUSINESS IN CHINA.

    The well-known mystery of the Orient, as viewed through the horn-rimmed spectacles of the advertising agent, as discussed by the salesmen over their beer, as exemplified in sales ...

    Article : 303 words
  52. BAND MUSIC.

    Petersham Park. Sunday, 3 p.m., the PetershamDulwich Hill District Band (Mr. S. L. Trenaman). Yeo Park: Sunday 3 p.m., the Ashfield District Band (Mr. J. T. Kelly). ...

    Article : 54 words
  53. ERNEST EMPSON RECITAL.

    At the Forum Club (St. James Building), on Monday evening next, May 3, at 8.15 p.m., a pianoforte recital will be given by Mr. Ernest Empson. For his programme he has chosen: Organ ...

    Article : 71 words
  54. RECITAL OF POLISH MUSIC

    In honour of the Notional Day of Poland, which occurs on Monday. a recital of Polish music will he given on the University carillon by Mr. J. D. Gordon, L.R.S.M., at 3.15 on Sunday afternoon. ...

    Article : 42 words
  55. SYDNEY LITERARY SOCIETY.

    On Monday evening, Mr. Dal Stivens. well-known short story writer and author of "The Tramp," will address the above society at room 12a, 4th floor, 333 George-street, on "The Development of ...

    Article : 44 words
  56. "THE DISTAFF SIDE."

    "The Distaff Side," by John van Druten, will be presented at the St. James Hall on Monday night by the Chelsea Theatre Group. ...

    Article : 26 words
  57. N.Z. BANK NOTES.

    The similarity between the £50 and the 10/ notes issued by the New Zealand Reserve Dank led to the appearance of a young woman in the Dunedin Magistrate's Court, charged ...

    Article : 139 words
  58. CORONATION PAGEANT.

    A coronation pageant will be presented in St. Matthew's Hall. Manly, on Monday. Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 3, 4, and 5, at 8 p.m. ...

    Article : 28 words
  59. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 389 words
  60. "THE WEST COUNTRY."

    A lecture recital. "People and Places in the West Country," will be presented on Tuesday, at 7.30 p.m., to celebrate the 104th birthday of the Pitt-street Congregational Church. ...

    Article : 35 words
  61. ORGAN RECITAL.

    Miss Lilian Frost will give an organ recital in the Pitt-street Congregational Church next Wednesday. at 1.15 p.m. The assisting artist is Mr. Ronald Wilkinson. ...

    Article : 30 words
  62. "CHILDREN IN UNIFORM."

    On Wednesday evening, at the St. James' Hall. Miss Grace Stafford will present members of the Academy of Art Dramatic Club in Christa Winsloe's play, "Children in Uniform." The play ...

    Article : 43 words
  63. GREECE AND ROME.

    First published in 1924, E. B. Osborn's "Our Debt to Greece and Rome," has now been reissued in a series of handbooks. It is of a familiar type ...

    Article : 264 words
  64. "BRYANT'S PLAYHOUSE."

    One-act play competition next Wednesday, at 8.15 p.m. Four plays will be presented, these are: "Nothing Happens." by "Dee," "Spring Song." by "George:" "Madame Walks Abroad." by ...

    Article : 43 words
  65. CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT.

    Next Wednesday, the second chamber music concert by the Conservatorium String Quartet (Messrs. Gerald Walcnn. William Krasnik, Gladstone Bell, and Miss Phyllis McDonald) will be held at the ...

    Article : 82 words
  66. ARTFUL ART.

    One should forget most of one's general and possibly youthful ideas on commercial honesty, such thoughts as value for money and an "Honest purchase makes an honest sale," ...

    Article : 475 words
  67. TRAM AND LORRY.

    Damage was done to a tram, and two men had to receive hospital attention following a collision between a tram and a motor lorry at the Darlinghurst end of Anzac-parade, near ...

    Article : 146 words
  68. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 155 words
  69. CORONATION FESTIVAL.

    A Coronation Musical Festival will be given at the Town Hall. Sydney, on Wednesday, May 5. at 7.45 p.m. under the auspices of the Tonic Sol-fa Association of New South Wales, assisted ...

    Article : 44 words
  70. BRITISH MUSICAL SOCIETY.

    A concert of British and Continental works will be given by the British and International Musical Society at the Forum Club. St. James Building, on Monday. May 10. at 8.15 p.m. ...

    Article : 37 words
  71. SUBURBAN TAXI-CABS.

    The governing council of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Proprietors' Transport Association decided yesterday to protest to the Premier (Mr. Stevens) against the Transport ...

    Article : 71 words
  72. CORONATION MATINEE.

    A coronation matinee will be held at the Theatre Royal on Thursday, May 6, at 2.30 p.m. ...

    Article : 2 words
  73. ORGAN RECITAL.

    Mr. Arthur Massey will give an organ recital on Thursday, May 6, at 8 p.m., at St. Matthias' Church, Oxford-street. ...

    Article : 22 words
  74. JOHN O' LONDON'S LITERARY CIRCLE.

    Owing to the Illness of Professor F. A. Todd, and in view of the coronation holiday, the lecture set down for May 11 has been cancelled. ...

    Article : 37 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$