Dr. Lawrence L. Doggett, formerly president of the Y.M.C.A. College at Springfield, U.S.A., was the guest of the board of directors of the Y.M.C.A. of Sydney at lunchcon ...
Article : 270 wordsThe last twelve nights are announced of "Waltzes from Vicnna," which will conclude its season at the Theatre Royal on Friday, August 28. Procuced by Fredcrick Blackman, the cast includes ...
Article : 81 wordsThe immense audience which assembled in the Town Hall for last Wednesday's orchestral concert should be a sufficient answer to recent suggestions that the Broadcasting ...
Article : 1,390 wordsSir,—Many letters have been written to the Press about the Suspension Bridge, deploring the necessity of the removal of such a beautiful structure, but offering no practical ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 511 wordsAlthough the "official" biography of Lord Kitchener by Sir George Arthur, his secretary, has already appeared, the theme is by no means worked out. Speculation will continue ...
Article : 793 wordsMiriam Hopkins, Merie Oberon, and Joel McCrea are in "These Three," which is showing at the State Theatre. The supporting attraction is "I Give My Heart," with Gitta Alpar. ...
Article : 34 words"Pot Luck." with the familiar comeay team, Ralph Lynn, Tom Walls, and Robertson Hare, is the current film at the Embassy Theatre, supported by "Tudor Rose," in which Sir Cedric ...
Article : 38 wordsAs in "An Empty Land," so in "My Life's Adventure," Sir John Kirwan has written more for an English public than an Australian, which is the reason that both books ...
Article : 451 words"Yes, Madam?" the London musical comedy that scored such a hit on the English stage, will be presented for the first time in Sydney at the Theatre Royal on Saturday, August 29. J. C. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe unusual film of the future, "Things to Come," is at the Lvceum Theatre. "The Wedding Group" and "Pluto's Judgment Day" complete the programme. ...
Article : 27 wordsW. C. Fields returns to the screen alter a long absence in "Poppy," which commences at the Prince Edward Theatre to-day. Fields is supported by Rochelle Hudson and Richard Cromwell, ...
Article : 43 words"The Big Show of 1936" is in its last day at the Tivoli Theatre. A new programme, "Calling All Stars," commences on Monday. ...
Article : 26 wordsOn Monday afternoon, at the matinee, "calling All Stars," the London Palladium revue, will be staged at the Tivoli, with the popular Jim Gerald leadlni the fun the Alexander Santos and Co., ...
Article : 50 wordsEdmund Lowe in "The Garden Murder Case" is showing at the Civic and Cameo Theatres. The supporting feature is "Speed," with James Stewart and Wendy Barrie. ...
Article : 31 words"Living Dangerously" heads the new programme at the Mayfair Theatre. The cast includes Otto Kruger and Leonora Corbett. Lilian Harvey appears in "Invitation to the Waitz" which is on ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Australian Broadcasting Commission announces that Elisabeth Rethberg and Ez[?]o Pinza will give their farewell Sydney concert to-night at the Town Hall. The programme will feature ...
Article : 92 wordsGrace Moore and Franchot Tone in "The King Steps Out" is at the Regent Theatre, with "Half Angel." starring Frances Dee. Maurice Guttridgo's orchestra plays in the afternoons and ...
Article : 34 wordsThis week will provide the last opportunity of seeing the present associate entertainment to "show Boat," at the Liberty Theatre, for on Saturday, August 22. an all new first half is to be presented. ...
Article : 73 wordsAt the Kursaal Theatre, 420 Kent-street Scott Alexander will again present Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" to-night Miss Marjorie Stuart and Mr. Ronald Folkard will play the name parts. ...
Article : 31 wordsA grand sacred and classical orchestral concert will be given by the Marrickville Municipal Symphony Orchestra to-morrow, at 3 p.m., in the Marrickville Town Hall. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe majority of the Court of Criminal Appeal (the Chief Justice, Sir Frederic. Jordan, and Mr. Justice Bavin) yesterday upheld an appeal by the Crown and increased ...
Article : 558 wordsJoe E. Brown and Joan Biondell appear in "Sons o' Guns" at the Plaza Theatre. "She Couldn't Take It," with Joan Bennett and George Raft, is the associate attraction. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe final performance of "The Importance of Being Earnest," a witty satire of the Edwardian period, by Oscar Wilde, will be presented at the Savoy Theatre to-night at 8 o'clock. The play has ...
Article : 52 wordsOtto Kruger and Gloria Holden appear in "Dracula's Daughter" at the Capitol and King's Cross Theatres. "Bunker Bean." with Owen Davis. Junior, and Louise Latimer, is the support. ...
Article : 32 wordsBeverley Nichols's play "The Stag" is the current attraction at Bryants' Playhouse where it is being shown for a season of Wednesday night performances. The play has been produced by ...
Article : 34 wordsA great cast, headed by Clark Gable, Jeannette MacDonald, and Spencer Tracy, appear in "San Francisco," which is the new feature at, the St. James Theatre. Short featuves make up the balance ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Australian Repertory Theatre Players will present J. W. Heming's play "Inspired" at the City of Sydney Eisteddfod on August 27. The Players will stage the Australian musical comedy ...
Article : 66 wordsFredric March and Miriam Hopkins in "Dr. Jekyil and Mr. Hyde," and Charles Laughton in "The at the Variety Theatre. ...
Article : 31 words"The Amateur Gentleman," with Douglas Fairbanks, junior, and "Two in Revolt," are at present showing at the Lyric Theatre. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Gilbert and Sullivan Society will present the opera "Patience" at the Conservatorium of Music on Saturday, August 22, and Monday, August 24, and a strong cast is working hard to make it a ...
Article : 89 words"Murder by an Aristocrat" and "Two in Revolt" are at present showing at the Empress Theatre. ...
Article : 22 wordsGary Cooper and Jean Arthur in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" is showing at the Empire and Palace Theatres, together with "Dangerous intrigue," which has Ralph Bellamy in the lead. ...
Article : 34 wordsMarlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper in "Desire," and Richard Dix and Madge Evans in "The Tunnel" are the current features at the Tatler Theatre, Liverpool-street. ...
Article : 27 wordsOn Saturday, September 5, the three-act comedy "Flat To Let," by Arthur Macrae, will be presented at St. James's Hall, Phillip-street, Sydney. The play will be produced by Mr. Alan Stone. ...
Article : 36 wordsHalle Selassie's appearance before the League to plead his cause is featured in the State Newsreel Theatrette programme this week. Other news headlines are the unvelling of the Vimy Ridge Memorial ...
Article : 76 words"The Path of Glory." the fourth public season of the year, a play with a Gilbertian situation, by L. du Garde Peach, will be presented at St. James's Hall. Phillip-street, to-night, and again ...
Article : 52 wordsThe great have been dragged from their graves, rehabilitated, "debunked," or simply burled again. It is now the turn of the lesser mortals. Daughter of an Irish actor and an ...
Article : 355 wordsSir,—Your issues of recent dates have contained certain references to the possibility of the re-formation of the old New South Wales Irish Rifle Regiment, of which the 55th ...
Article : 444 wordsDr. Edgar Bainton, director of the State Conservatorium, will join forces with "The City of Sydney Orchestra" at the Town Hall to-morrow in a delightful programme, comprising the overture ...
Article : 87 wordsBack to its home base H.M.A.S. Australia with the new Sydney are shown arriving in Sydney Harbour and berthing alongside their sister ships or the R.A.N. in cinesound Review, now at State, ...
Article : 125 wordsThe fifth concert by the Conservatorium string [?]uartet will be held on Wednesday. August 26. The programme will be string quartet in D (Charles Wood), tr[?]o for planoforte violin and collo ...
Article : 80 words"News of the Week," in the fox Movietone News now at Hoyts Regent and Plaza Theatres features the return home of H.M.A.S. Australia and the arrival for the frist time H.M.A.S. ...
Article : 160 wordsMadame Evelyn Grieg will give a lecture-recital in the King's Hall. Hunter-street, to-morrow, at 7.15 p.m. Sublect will be "The Spiritual Basis of Art, with particular reference to Music." The ...
Article : 60 wordsThis evening a concert will be given in the small Hall by intermediate students, and next Wednesday advanced students will give a concert in the main hall. The programme will consist of vocal ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,033 words"Scenes from the Life of Clive" will be staged in the Church of England Hall. Manly, by the Manly Grammar School girls on Monday and Tuesday nights. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe stuaents' evening at the Music-Lovers' Club will be held on August 21, at the rooms, Bull's Chambers, Martin-place. ...
Article : 21 wordsFive scholarships for Newington College, Which are available for competition among boys whose 13th birthday falls after july 1, 1936, will be awarded on the result of an ...
Article : 119 wordsOn Tuesday at 8 p.m. the next concert of the Wahroonga District Music Club will be held in the church hall, Coonanbarra-road. ...
Article : 25 wordsProbably all who read Dr. Thomas Wood's book on Australia, "Cobbers," desired to know more about the author, who is obviously a remarkable man. That desire has been very ...
Article : 649 words"Sybil" will be presented at the Petersham Town Hall to-night by the Petersham Musical Society. ...
Article : 16 wordsNora Williamson (violinist), in association with Mildred Hill (pianist), will give a recital of modern French works at the Conservatorium Hall on Friday, August 28. at 8.15 p.m. Compositions by M. ...
Article : 76 wordsMr. Frank Clune has gone once more aroaming and those who delighted in his earlier books will find in this addition to Australian travel literature a continuation of an excellent ...
Article : 291 wordsThe next musicale of the Newcastle Music Club will be held on Monday, August 17, The artists will be: Phvllis McDonald (violinist), Frank Hutchens (pianist), and Edward M, Smith (tenor). ...
Article : 36 wordsSir,—I am sure that my thanks are due to Mr. A. F. Basset Hull, (S.M.H., ll/8/36) for informing me of the history of the first postage stamps. But if he regards the stamped ...
Article : 367 words"Australian Birds is the title of a lecture to be delivered at the Y.M.C.A. on Tuesday at 8 p.m., by Mr. T. Iredale, F.R.Z.S., of the Australian Museum. Free to all men and women. ...
Article : 42 wordsMr. Trank Nell is now in America selecting stars for Australian theatres and will proceed to England in due course. Apart from he unit which is now appearing at the Tivoil here, an ...
Article : 149 wordsTo-morrow, at 8 p.m.. Dr. Llova Ross win lecturcre on "The Work and Life of Clifford Odets." On Sunday, August 21, Mr. Frank L. Edward, of the Cultural Defence Committee, will lecture on ...
Article : 73 wordsTo-morrow evening, at 8.45, station 2UW and associate stations will broadcnst George Edwards in "Butter's Gold." a radio adaptation of the Universal film dedicated to the memory of General ...
Article : 41 wordsMr. Arnold Mote's 452nd pianoforte lecturerecital will be given next Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Fine Art Gallery, Anthony Hordern and Sons. Ltd. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 216 wordsKing Hunger a Russian play bv Leonid Andreyev will be prerented at the F.S.U. Hall on August 20, 27, September 3 and 10. ...
Article : 27 wordsLillian Frost and Clement Hoaking will provide the 836th programme at the Pitt-street Congregational Church next Wednesday, at 1.15 p.m. ...
Article : 25 wordsMr J. F. MacDonild will speak on "Terror in Germany" at the Ingersoll Hall Crown-street, tomorrow night at 7.45, under the auspices of the Rationalist Association. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe 12th annual Eisteddfod of the New South Wales Government Railways will commence on November 25. Entries close on October 17. ...
Article : 23 wordsSome time ago a collection of stories that could be classed as somewhat above the magazine type of commercial writing was collected together and published at a remarkably low ...
Article : 261 wordsMr. Maynard Wilsinson will give an organ recital in the Congregational Church. Manly, next Thursday, at 8 p.m Assisting artists will be Betty Ramsay (soprano), and Wilson Ewart (baritone). ...
Article : 32 wordsTo-morrow night, at 8.45, the Theatre of the Air will present from station 2GB "Double Cross Brand," a drama of the Wild West. At 3.15, the B.S A. Players will present "Our Ancestors." and ...
Article : 61 wordsCharles Lawrence and Vernon Seuors will lead the two parties of entertainers who will travel on the Kuttabul and Koompartoo to-morrow night on Sydney Ferries" weekly harbour excursion. The ...
Article : 106 wordsSir,—Recently in the "Herald" there was a complaint that the cost of current was too high in Sydney and the cheapness of supplies in New Zealand was quoted. I desire ...
Article : 192 wordsBotanic Gardens: To-day, 3 p.m., the PetershamDulwich Hill District Band (Mr. S. L. Trenaman). Centennial Park: Sunday, 2.30 p.m., Paddington Municipal Band (Mr. R. Smith). ...
Article : 40 wordsAt a meeting of the FeHowshlp of Australian Writers at the Overse[?]s League Clubroom, Martin-place, on Wednesday next, at 8 p.m., Mr. Montgomery Stuart will give a ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Marrickville Municipal Orchestra of 40 per formers conducted by Mr. F. G. Hanney, will render its seventy-fourth performance to-morrow afternoon at Marrickville Town Hall at 3 p.m., ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Board of Inquiry under the Gas and Electricity Act will resume its sitting in public on Monday, at 10.30 a.m., in the Executive Council Chamber, first floor, Department of ...
Article : 32 wordsThe reproduction of the Crown Jewels and the camera obscura, by means of the lens of which a picture in natural colours is obtained of the surroundings of Sydney Harbour, are the two ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 15 Aug 1936, Page 12
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