People's Concert

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Event People's Concert
Venue Royal Lyceum Hall and Skating Rink, Petersham, NSW
First Date 5 November 1887
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The first of a series of Saturday's " People's Concerts" was given in the Royal Lyceum-hall, Petersham, on Saturday night. The hall is just finished and is really one of the most convenient in the suburbs, being fitted with all the latest improvements. It is prettily decorated and is provided with three sets of seats on the level and a very roomy gallery. The company which the proprietor of this place has got together is a very good one, several of the performers being well known in connection with metropolitan variety shows, notably Miss Hetty Croucher, Messrs. Henriques, C. Holly, W. A. Arr
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Variety
Contributors
Name Function Notes
W A Arrowsmith Administrator
Edward Purnell Entrepreneur
W A Arrowsmith Performer
Hetty Croucher Performer
Fred England Performer
Henriques Performer
Charles Holly Performer
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper CONCERT HALL AND ARCADE FOR PETERSHAM. (1887, November 7). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 2. Retrieved November 13, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236763906
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 161087