The Marvellous Afghans

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Event The Marvellous Afghans
Venue Egyptian Hall and Palace of Mystery, Sydney, NSW
First Date 19 June 1880
Last Date 10 July 1880
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description At the Egyptian Hall and Palace of Mystery - a newly opened place of amusement in George-street, near King-street - a troupe of Hindoos give one of the cleverest performances we have witnessed here. Two of them are jugglers, and jugglers of a calibre such as a European rarely if ever attains, for not only are their tricks apparently inexplicable, but they perform them at a distance of only a yard or so from the mystified spectator, and use nothing more intricate to aid them than a cloth bag or so.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Mystery
Variety
Illusion
Resources
Further Information Admission was 1s. for the opening then reduced to 6d. by the end of the week. It remained this price thereafter.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper THE EGYPTIAN HALL. (1880, June 23). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved March 28, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13462682
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 154885