A short paragraph in this issue observes '... that Mr Wyatt has set about the work of preparing for the opening of the new Theatre ... [t]he Hobart Town performers have arrived, and the "tug of war" [i.e. rivalry between the two theatres] must speedily commence'.
James Roberts, in an advertisement, announces the opening of the Victoria Coffee House and Ham & Beef Depot in Pitt-street 'opposite the Theatre Royal Victoria' with food available between the acts.
James Roberts also announces that he has 'no objection to a Debating Society being held once a week in his Coffee Salon ; the question to be posted up on the side of the door, previous to each meeting ; the Society to be conducted by a few respectable members. Further particulars to be known at the Bar.'
Correspondence to the editor inserted in the Sydney Gazette as an advertisement. The correspondence is critical of William Corp, editor of the Commercial Journal and Advertiser. It also refers briefly to William Blore Halden 'of the Australian office'.
The correspondence refers to a column in the Commercial Journal and Advertiser issue of 14 March 1838 reporting on Levy's previous correspondence to the Gazette on the heckling of an actor, M. Munyard, during a performance at the Theatre Royal, Sydney.
The 14 March issue of the Commercial Journal also prints an apology by Munyard.
Advertisement for: Performance on 15 March 1838 of ‘the Melo-Drama, in Three Acts, entitled Melmoth the Wanderer, and Walberg, the Victim’; ‘to conclude with the Petite Comedy, in Two Acts called Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch’ [John Howard Payne, 1824].
Advertisement for: Works of the most esteemed, ancient and modern authors. Catalogues to be had ‘gratis’ 3 days prior to the sale.
