Opera House (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Date: 1908

From: [Theatre programmes for variety, comedy, and music-hall shows and performances toured throughout New Zealand. 1908].

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-B-VARIETY-1908-01

Description: Contains promotion for "The phanton bride", Carter's conjuring acts, Abigail Price, and Chinese magicians. Otago Daily Times Print, so probably Dunedin Opera House. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Programme, 8 pages, 255 x 190 mm.

Date: 1905 - 1909

Reference: Eph-B-OPERA-1905/1909

Description: Includes programmes for the following performances: 1905: "A Moorish maid"; music by Alfred Hill. Opera House Wellington 25 September 1905. Programme (4 copies, each with different-coloured covers) Geo Stephenson's New English Musical Comedy Company. "The rose of the Riviera". [Wellington, 1905]. Programme (2 copies) Mr George Stephenson's New English Musical Comedy Company. "The rose of the Riviera". Opera House Wellington, 17 February [1905]. Programme Mr George Stephenson's New English Musical Comedy Company. "The skirt dancer". [1905]. Programme Mr George Stephenson's New English Musical Comedy Company. "The skirt dancer". Opera House Wellington, 18 February [1905]. Programme Mr George Stephenson's New English Musical Comedy Company. "The dandy doctor". Opera House Wellington, 22 February [1905]. Programme Wellington Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. "Dorothy". Opera House, 16 August 1905. Programme J C Williamson's Repertoire Opera Company. Advance notice for season commencing 5 March 1905, signed by Richard Stewart. Flier 1906: Gisborne Amateur Operatic Society. Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera "The gondoliers". His Majesty's Theatre, 23-26 October 1906. Programme / flier (2 copies) Mr Geo Stephenson's New English Musical Comedy Co. Alfred Hill's original romantic comic opera entitled "A Moorish maid", the libretto and lyrics by J Youlin Birch. Special engagement of Miss Rosina Buckmann ... special engagement of Mr Leslie Hill. Canterbury Hall, Christchurch, commencing April 14, 1906. Programme Mr George Stephenson's New English Musical Comedy Company. "The skirt dancer", and vaudeville programme. Opera House Wellnigton, 4 April and 11 April 1906. Programme Mr J C Williamson's Comic Opera Company. Return visit advance notice sheet. Opera House Wellington season from 14 April - 4 May 1906. Flier 1907: Montgomery's Entertainers will present Wagner's grand opera drama "Parsifal". Opera House Dunedin, 3 August [1907]. Promotional pamphlet Mr George Musgrove's Royal Grand Opera Company. "Faust". His Majesty's Theatre Christchurch, 23 September 1907. Programme Mr George Musgrove's Royal Grand Opera Company. "The flying Dutchman", by Richard Wagner. His Majesty's Theatre Christchurch, 19 September 1907. Programme Mr George Musgrove's Royal Grand Opera Company. "Lohengrin", by Richard Wagner. His Majesty's Theatre Christchurch, 17 September 1907. Programme Pollard's Juvenile Opera Co. under the sole direction of Mr Tom Pollard. "Bluebell in fairyland" and "His Highness the Bey". Opera House Wellington. Season commencing 7 December 1907. J C Williamson's New Musical Comedy Co. present "The blue moon". Opera House Wellington, 26 December 1907. Programme J C Williamson's New Musical Comedy Co. present "The blue moon". Promotional illustrated booklet (2 copies) J C Williamson Royal Comic Opera Co. "The cingalee", "The belle of New York". His Majesty's Theatre Christchurch, commencing 19 February 1907. Programme (2 copies) 1908: Criterion Theatre Paeroa. "The pirates of Penzance", by Gilbert & Sullivan. Produced by Val Atkinson; musical director Wharton Thompson. 21-22 July 1908. Programme / flier Pollard's Juvenile Opera Co. under the sole direction of Mr Tom Pollard. "His Highness the Bey", "Bluebell in fairyland", [and] "The Isle of Bong-Bong". [Wellington season, 18-25 January 1908]. Programme 1909: Miss Florence Baines in "Miss Lancashire Limited", a farce with music in two acts, by Sydney Sydney. Directed by Florence Baines. His Majesty's Theatre Gisborne, 3-6 February 1909. Programme / flier Pollard's Juvenile Opera Co. under the direction of Tom Pollard. "Manola". [Gisborne], 9 July [1909]. Programme The Scarlet Troubadours. Circular letter advance notice for Edward Branscombe's "Scarlet Troubadours", Wellington commencing 9 January 1909. Flier Quantity: 2 folder(s). Physical Description: Programmes, sizes ranging under 350 mm.

Date: 1908

From: [Theatre programmes for variety, comedy, and music-hall shows and performances toured throughout New Zealand. 1908].

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-B-VARIETY-1908-01-cover

Description: Shows right head and shoulders profile of Carter the magician on front of cover, and on back (ie left side) a portrait of Abigail Price the Psychic. In the centre a turbaned man makes a tree grow out of a top hat. In left background are the Egyptian Pyramids. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on programme cover.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 255 x 380 mm.