This column notes that the St Patrick's Day ball is to be held at Joseph Wyatt's new Royal Victoria Theatre, using the theatre's stage as a ballroom. Measurements are given for the stage.
A later issue of the Gazette reports that half of the pit would be boarded over to add to the amount of room for dancing. See the Sydney Gazette (13 March 1838): 2
In this correspondence, A. Levy gives information on how adverse remarks made by a Sydney actor, M. Munyard, in a letter were circulated. The remarks led to a disturbance at the Theatre Royal, Sydney where members of the audience heckled Munyard.
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