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Issue Details: First known date: 1868... no. 5214 6 August 1868 of The Empire est. 1850 The Empire
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* Contents derived from the 1868 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Hidden Hand, &c., single work advertisement

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Tom Taylor's The Hidden Hand and John Tobin's The Honey Moon on 5 August 1868.

(The version of this advertisement that appears in the Freeman's Journal includes some cast details.)

(p. 1)
Grace Egerton, Grace Egerton , single work advertisement

An advertisement announcing six performances by Grace Egerton at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts.

(p. 1)
Victoria Theatre, single work column

The Empire comments on the benefit night for Miss Rose Cooper at the Royal Victoria Theatre, noting particularly the performances of the actors in John Tobin's The Honey Moon and briefly mentioning Tom Taylor's The Hidden Hand.

(p. 2)
'The Varieties', single work column

The Empire reports on major renovations to the Lyceum Theatre (to be renamed 'The Varieties'). The report includes details of building materials, changes to the interior design of the theatre, and decorative features. The new proprietor of the theatre is 'Mr. Clark, of the Sportsman's Arms in Pitt-street'.

(p. 2)
St. Mary's Literary Institute, single work column

The Empire reports on the 4 August 1868 meeting of the St Mary's Literary Society. Items recited included the humorous 'Doctor and His Apples' and one of the Ingoldsby Legends.

(p. 2)
Phillip M'Carroll. Pitt-Streeti"Good news for the people today,", single work poetry (p. 4)

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