The Empire advises its readers that it will relocate to a new office, 'near the corner of Pitt and King streets, almost opposite Mr Moffitt's, bookseller', as of 21 December 1868.
A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House 'morning performance' of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 2 January 1869. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.)
The advertisement states the doors will open at '2 o'clock' and 'children and schools' will be admitted at 'half-price to all parts of the house'.
A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 29 December 1868. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.) The advertisement declares: the pantomime is 'universally acknowledged [as] one of the most triumphant ever produced in Sydney, 5000 persons have already witnessed it'.
The evening's program begins with a production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
The Empire advises its readers that it will relocate to a new office, 'near the corner of Pitt and King streets, almost opposite Mr Moffitt's, bookseller', as of 21 December 1868.
A very brief review of the 29 December 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies and John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
The Empire notes the productions of The Mistletoe Bough and The Knight and the Naiads at the newly re-opened Royal Victoria Theatre. The writer concludes: 'The theatre has been very handsomely decorated, and the scenery and appliances are in every way perfect. The management may anticipate a very successful season.'
