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  2. Advertising

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  3. The General Gossip Page

    A SUCCESSOR TO THE TEDDY BEAR. In Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Taft, the new American President, was entertained at a "possum banquet." One hundred were ...

    Article : 70 words
  4. Gossip About Theatricals

    Mr. Phil Goatcher, who painted the fairy boudoir scene in "Cinderella" at the Melbourne Theatre Royal, has been engaged as permanent scenic artist for their firm ...

    Article : 83 words
  5. Gossip About "Sports."

    The most successful Jockey in America last year was V. Powers, who from Jan. 1 to December 31 won 324 of tho 1200 races in which he rode. Prominent jockeys in ...

    Article : 67 words
  6. SPORTING KING'S MEAL.

    There are few more democratic monarchs alive to-day than King Victor of Italy. He is very fond of going out chamois-hunting, quito unattended, and one ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 191 words
  7. A CURT ANSWER.

    "Bill" Taft, President-elect, when Secretary for War, not long ago felt himself slighted by a letter from George B. Cortelys and endorsed by. Roosevelt, ...

    Article : 84 words
  8. RHODES SCHOLARS ON THE PLAYING FIELD.

    So far the Rhodes scholars of the Australasian States and Colonies have not included one high-class cricketer readymade, though there have been at least ...

    Article : 111 words
  9. MISS DAISY HARCOURT.

    An Australian doing well on the American stage is Miss Doily Harcourt, well known hero some years ago as a member of Mr. Harry Rickards' variety companies. ...

    Article : 122 words
  10. MR. HARRY SHINE.

    Few actors can boast of more experience in the theatrical line than can Mr. Harry Shine, of the J. C. Williamson Pantomime. His services were secured by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 193 words
  11. "THE LILT" AS A NOVELIST.

    Not the least interesting item of liferary news is the debut of Lady Do Bathe, far better known as Mrs. Langtry, in the capacity of novelist. A well-known ...

    Article : 95 words
  12. ONE FOR ITALY.

    It was a great night for the Italians These long-suffering sons, continually derided as "dagos" and "ginneys" when not accused of writing Black Hand letters ...

    Article : 231 words
  13. MR. J. C. WILLIAMSON.

    The name J. C. Williamson generally signifies all that is best in theatrical matters in Australia, and Australians have come to expect the best procurable when ...

    Article : 170 words
  14. "A BIT OF A MUSICIAN."

    Mr. Jack London, the novelist, was one day talking to a musician who bad rather an exalted view, of his own importance. "I also am a bit own musician in a small ...

    Article : 130 words
  15. NOT LORDLY-LOOKING.

    Lord Aberdeen, at a charity dinner at Liverpool, said : "I arrived at a railway station lately, where I was expecting a telegram to await me. I went up to a ...

    Article : 134 words
  16. MADAME MELBA.

    The arrival of Madame Melba on another visit to her native land recalls the fact that it was from Melbourne, her native city, that she coined her stage name—a ...

    Article : 216 words
  17. A LOSS TO THE TURF.

    Germany recently lost a very prominent racing man in Freither Eduard von Oppenheim, who for many years was one of the best-known owners and breeders of ...

    Article : 227 words
  18. AN EX-PREMIER'S JOKE.

    Mr. Balfour, ex-Prime Minister of Great Britain, is a man of the subtlest wil, of keenest-edged satire, and the driest humor. That is why some people say ...

    Article : 181 words
  19. STORIES OF THE QUEEN OF ITALY.

    One day in the course of a walk the Queen of Italy (according to a faithful chronicler) entered a peasant's cottage. To the surprise and alarm of the ...

    Article : 465 words
  20. GENERAL DEBILITATION.

    Sincerity of conviction and directness of purpose mark the action of Mr. Thomas Theak in giving for publication the ensuing lines, which were written at his ...

    Article : 531 words
  21. CHILDREN IN DRAMA.

    Little Queenie Williams, the tiny black dot in "The Old Folks at Home," who sings about the "Coon Baby," is a clever actress, and made a big hit in "The Fatal ...

    Article : 156 words
  22. BOWLERS THAT HAVE GONE.

    It is fashionable to lament that bowlers like F. R. Spofforth and C. T. B. Turner are not now produced in Australia. But are they produced anywhere else? ...

    Article : 425 words
  23. MADAME PATTI AND MABON.

    A correspondent writes:—"Your interesting anecdote of the queen of song recalls a memory which will never fade. It was at Brecon, Wales, some years ago, ...

    Article : 155 words
  24. SOME MAIDEN RECORDS.

    Apropos or M. A. Noble's succession of maiden overs before a run was scored off him by Victoria in the recent Sydney match, Sam Cosstick once sent down 332 ...

    Article : 391 words
  25. AN AERONAUTIC KING.

    The latest person to succumb to the fascinations of the aeroplane is King Alfonso of Spain. Had it not been for friends and advisers, who feared such a ...

    Article : 150 words
  26. THE ORIGINAL, JOSEPHINE IN "PINAFORE."

    The names of Frank Howson and John Howson cropped up several times in the "Musical Memories" which were recently written for the "Sunday Times" by Mr. James T. Donovan. Clelia ...

    Article : 771 words
  27. THE YOUNG MUSICAL ASPIRANT.

    An article in "The Girl's Own Paper and Woman's Magazine" by Madame Melba points out very plainly the dangers resulting from students rushing off to the ...

    Article : 296 words
  28. DEATH OF A FAMOUS NOVELIST.

    The death occurred last month at her residence, Ham Common, of Miss Hesba Stretton, the author of "Jessica's First Prayer." ...

    Article : 363 words
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  30. ANOTHER WONDER.

    Another wonderful natural bowler was Michael Pierce, a short, thick-set, and muscular man. He bowled slows with an abnormal break either way, and in his ...

    Article : 337 words
  31. BOWLERS AND UMPIRES.

    Reverting to bowlers with doubtful deliveries, in my scrap-book (says "Not Out" in "The Referee") I have an extract from a Melbourne newspaper of ...

    Article : 367 words
  32. MR. GEORGE THORNE.

    George Thorne, Jun., of the company at the Melbourne Bijou, is a member of a well-known English theatrical family. His father was the celebrated Gilbert and ...

    Article : 181 words
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  34. ROOSEVELT'S SIMPLE LIFE.

    President Roosevelt, who rode 98 miles in 17 hours, attributes his wonderful energy to his very simple mode of living. A short time ago an American newspaper ...

    Article : 150 words
  35. A DIP INTO THE PAST.

    It is interesting to recall some of the theatrical heroes of the past. The revival of "Jim the Penman" in Sydney brings to mind the production in Sydney in ...

    Article : 159 words
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