An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of the 'new sensation drama, received by the last mail', John Palgrave Simpson and Edmund Hodgson Yates's Stewart Routh; or, Woman's Devotion (aka Black Sheep) and Edward Fitzball's Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis on 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 November 1868.
An advertisement for the fourth (and final) night of Grace Egerton and George Case's four-night season at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 5 November 1868.
An advertisement for the text books, available from J. J. Moore, required for Dr Charles Badham's scheme to teach French and Latin to adult males.
A brief reminder from the Empire that Grace Egerton and George Case's final Sydney appearance takes place on 5 November 1868.
A brief review of the 4 November 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Palgrave Simpson and Edmund Hodgson Yates's Stewart Routh; or, Woman's Devotion (aka Black Sheep). The writer for the Empire is at a loss to explain why attendances in Sydney are poor when the play is attracting great success in London and Melbourne.
An advertisement, probably placed by Samuel Bennett (sole proprietor, printer and publisher of the Empire), for the sale of a single cylinder printing machine. The sale is being offered 'to make room for a new machine daily expected from England'.