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Alfred Dampier
- Actor, Adaptor, Director, Entrepreneur, Playwright
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Othello, 20 April 1888
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The Life and Death of Captain Cook, 28 January 1888
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The World Against Her, 27 December 1887
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As You Like It, 24 November 1887
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Night Birds, 12 November 1887
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The Unknown, 29 October 1887
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Othello, 28 October 1887
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A Post Obit, 22 October 1887
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Othello, 21 October 1887
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All for Gold; or Fifty Millions of Money, 15 October 1887
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Shamus O'Brien; or, The Rebel Chief of '98, 1 October 1887
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The Great Pink Pearl, 3 April 1886
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All for Gold, 27 March 1886
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Hamlet, 26 March 1886
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The Royal Pardon, 22 March 1886
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No Mercy, 13 March 1886
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, 13 February 1886
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The Green Lanes of England, 9 January 1886
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Hamlet, 30 October 1885
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It's Never Too Late to Mend, 3 October 1885
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£ S. D., 20 March 1882
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Mother-In-Law / The Corsican Brothers, 8 October 1881
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The Land of the Living, 14 June 1890
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Othello, 20 April 1888
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The World Against Her, 27 December 1887
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The Earle Mystery, 26 November 1887
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As You Like It, 24 November 1887
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Night Birds, 12 November 1887
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The Unknown, 29 October 1887
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A Post Obit, 22 October 1887
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All for Gold; or Fifty Millions of Money, 15 October 1887
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The Great Pink Pearl, 3 April 1886
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The Royal Pardon, 22 March 1886
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No Mercy, 13 March 1886
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, 13 February 1886
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The Green Lanes of England, 9 January 1886
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Hamlet, 30 October 1885
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It's Never Too Late to Mend, 3 October 1885
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Imprudence, 6 September 1884
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Mother-In-Law / The Corsican Brothers, 8 October 1881
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Othello, 20 April 1888
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The Life and Death of Captain Cook, 28 January 1888
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The World Against Her, 27 December 1887
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The Earle Mystery, 26 November 1887
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As You Like It, 24 November 1887
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Night Birds, 12 November 1887
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The Unknown, 29 October 1887
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A Post Obit, 22 October 1887
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All for Gold; or Fifty Millions of Money, 15 October 1887
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The Great Pink Pearl, 3 April 1886
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The Royal Pardon, 22 March 1886
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No Mercy, 13 March 1886
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, 13 February 1886
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Hamlet, 30 October 1885
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It's Never Too Late to Mend, 3 October 1885
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Mother-In-Law / The Corsican Brothers, 8 October 1881
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Othello, 20 April 1888
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The Life and Death of Captain Cook, 28 January 1888
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The World Against Her, 27 December 1887
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The Earle Mystery, 26 November 1887
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As You Like It, 24 November 1887
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Night Birds, 12 November 1887
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The Unknown, 29 October 1887
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A Post Obit, 22 October 1887
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The Great Pink Pearl, 3 April 1886
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The Royal Pardon, 22 March 1886
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No Mercy, 13 March 1886
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It's Never Too Late to Mend, 3 October 1885
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£ S. D., 20 March 1882
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Othello, 20 April 1888
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The Life and Death of Captain Cook, 28 January 1888
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The World Against Her, 27 December 1887
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As You Like It, 24 November 1887
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Night Birds, 12 November 1887
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The Unknown, 29 October 1887
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The Royal Pardon, 22 March 1886
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No Mercy, 13 March 1886
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The Green Lanes of England, 9 January 1886
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Hamlet, 30 October 1885
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It's Never Too Late to Mend, 3 October 1885
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King Lear, 11 July 1883
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Othello, 20 April 1888
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The Life and Death of Captain Cook, 28 January 1888
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The World Against Her, 27 December 1887
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Night Birds, 12 November 1887
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The Unknown, 29 October 1887
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A Post Obit, 22 October 1887
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All for Gold; or Fifty Millions of Money, 15 October 1887
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The Royal Pardon, 22 March 1886
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No Mercy, 13 March 1886
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, 13 February 1886
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Hamlet, 30 October 1885
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It's Never Too Late to Mend, 3 October 1885
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The World Against Her, 27 December 1887
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The Earle Mystery, 26 November 1887
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Night Birds, 12 November 1887
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A Post Obit, 22 October 1887
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All for Gold; or Fifty Millions of Money, 15 October 1887
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The Great Pink Pearl, 3 April 1886
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The Royal Pardon, 22 March 1886
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No Mercy, 13 March 1886
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, 13 February 1886
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The Green Lanes of England, 9 January 1886
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Hamlet, 30 October 1885
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The Private Secretary, 1885
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The Octoroon, 14 April 1883
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Arrah-na-Pogue, 7 April 1883
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Camille, 2 April 1883
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Hamlet, 16 March 1883
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The Marble Heart, 3 March 1883
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The Corsican Brothers, 24 February 1883
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A Waif of the Streets, 27 January 1883
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The Shinghaun, 20 January 1883
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Fighting Fortune, 13 January 1883
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The World Against Her, 27 December 1887
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The Earle Mystery, 26 November 1887
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Night Birds, 12 November 1887
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The Unknown, 29 October 1887
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A Post Obit, 22 October 1887
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All for Gold; or Fifty Millions of Money, 15 October 1887
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The Great Pink Pearl, 3 April 1886
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No Mercy, 13 March 1886
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Hamlet, 30 October 1885
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It's Never Too Late to Mend, 3 October 1885
W Kinchela
- Actor, Scenic Artist
Wybert Reeve
- Actor, Lessee, Patron, Playwright
Rosa Towers
- Actor, Choreographer
Frank Towers
- Actor, Actor and Singer, Playwright, Producer
Daniel Bandmann
- Actor, Actor and Singer, Actor-Manager
Emma Bronton
- Actor, Actor and Singer
G Verdi
- Singer, Singer: Baritone
Alta
- Scenic Artist
Alice Johns
- Actor, Actor and Singer
Amy Sherwin
- Actor and Singer, Singer
Leon Caron
- Conductor, Musical Arranger
Little
- Scenic Artist
Rochefort
- Actor and Singer
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Article: Amusements, Evening News, 27 November 1880, 5
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Article: Brief Notes, Freeman's Journal, 21 August 1880, 19
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Article: Late Gilbert James Smith, The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 9 June 1900, 1348
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With the newly-opened Palace Theatre there are now nine playhouses in Sydney, of which number only two will remain closed this evening. The curious feature in the local record is that all the chief theatres have been erected during the past 10 years. The exceptions are the Gaiety Theatre, which is also known as the Guild Hall, and the Opera House, which, unfortunately for its prospenty, stands in the quarter now entirely devoted to the wholesale warehouses. The Opera House was vastly improved under Messrs Majeroni and Wilson's management in the middle of 1884, when the flat ceiling was replaced by a cupola, and the theatre was then reopened with considerable éclat (30th June) with a revival of "Marie Antoinette," by Signor and Signora Majeroni. The present Theatre Royal occupies the oldest theatrical site in the city. The Prince of Wales Theatre stood there in 1854, was utterly destroyed by fire in 1860, was again demolished in 1872, and being rebuilt as the Theatre Royal was burnt a third time on 17th June, 1892. Mrs Bernard Beere had been playing " London Assurance" only a few hours previously. Only a portion of the outer walls were left standing, and the present building has only been in existence since Miss Clara Merivale's appearance in "Falka" at Christmas, 1892. The Criterion Theatre was opened with Miss Emilie Melville in " Falka," which was not played again for six years, at Christmas, I886. However, in anticipation of the Brough-Boucicault revival of "Much Ado About Nothing" (Christmas, 1892), a new face was put upon the interior, and at a cost of £8000 the present lofty dome was raised, the size of the stage was nearly doubled, and other structural improvements were made. The next new theatre was Her Majesty's, opened by Mr George Rignold with
"Henry V" in September, 1887. This splendid theatre has suffered less damage than any other in the city. Early in 1890 the little Academy of Music was pulled down, and at Christmas of that year the Garrick Theatre was completed on the same site, and was opened by Miss Olga Nethersole and Mr Charles Cartwright with "Moths". Mr Harry Rickards acquired this property, and re-named it the Tivoli on 18th February, 1893.
The opening of the Lyceum Theatre, With Miss Alice Leamar and Mr Robert Courtneidge in "Little Red Riding Hood," took place at Christmas, 1892 â a somewhat memorable date in local theatrical records. The Royal Standard Theatre was almost new when Mr Alfred Dampier was lessee in 1886 ; but no other actor-manager has flourished there, and of late years the house, like its neighbour the Gaiety, has become popular chiefly for amateur entertainments. If we glance at the history of musical enterprise in the city, we find that during much the same period the old concert halls have been displaced in favour of more central buildings. The last important occasion on which the once popular Old Masonic Hall (York-street) was used, was at the Victor Hugo Celebration Concert in 1885. The New Masonic Hall, opened in Castlereagh-street the following year, was placed a little too far away from the city, and, after the Metropolitan Liedertafel ceased to give concerts there, now some years ago, the hall fell into comparative disuse. But the eclipse of these halls and of the Protestant Hall, a once fashionable salon, where Mme Melba gave her farewell concert, was due to the erection of the elegant and central building of the Y.M.C.A. â now recognised as the favourite hall for all but the great musical functions. The inconvenient Exhibition Building almost faded out of existence when the completed Town Hall was opened on the 27th November, 1889. Mr Charles Santley was the first solo singer to appear there â the occasion being his farewell concert on the 30th November of that year. Just a year earlier, the completion of the York-street Centenary Hall furnished concert-goers with another rendezvous, which has continued to be frequently used up to the present time. In June, 1892, the Oddfellows' Temple was opened, and just two years ago the list of concert rooms was increased by the erection of the Manchester Unity Hall. Thus we see that not only all the present theatres of the city, but also all the concert halls have been erected during the past 10 or 12 years, which fact, all things considered, forms a decidedly curious feature in the theatrical and musical history of Sydney.
Article: Musical and Dramatic Notes, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December 1896, 5
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Article: Ross Thorne, Sydney’s Lost Theatres, Theatre Australia, 4, 1 and 2, August 1979, 14-15, 13-14
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Article: The Gaiety, Evening News, 8 September 1880, 2
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The late Gilbert J. Smith, whose death at Nyngan the previous day was briefly mentioned in the last issue of the "Sunday Times," was a well-known figure in the Australian theatrical world. In 1883 he started in Brisbane as a theatrical wig- maker, and soon after he became lessee of the local Gaiety Theatre, which he success- fully conducted for some time. Later on he established a theatrical costume business known as "Noah's Ark" in the same city. In 1891 he opened in Sydney, and remained here up till the time of his death, with the exception of occasional tours which he took with different companies. While lessee of the Gaiety Theatre in Castlereagh-street, Mrs. Keightley appeared under his manage- ment in "Bailed Up," a piece which had been specially written for her. The de- ceased made his will a couple of hours be- fore his death, leaving his business to Miss Lily Smith and Miss Harrie Courtney, his manager (Lieut. Stephen J. Byrne) and Mr. R. F. Brentnall being appointed the trustees. The remains were interred at Nyngan with Masonic honors, the local band and that of Eroni Brothers' circus heading the funeral procession. A monument will be placed over the grave by the local Masons. For- tunately the deceased left ample provision for his mother, wife, and family.
Article: The Late Gilbert J. Smith, Sunday Times, 27 May 1900, 2
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Law Report: Royal Commission into the Construction of Theatres, Public Halls, and Other Places of Public Amusements or Concourse, NSW Parliamentary Papers, Parliament of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australasian Legal Information Institute, 1887 (v1 - First Session) [1886] NSWRoyalC 5, 2 December 1886, 149-201
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Map: Central City of Sydney, 1910 - Map 1, City of Sydney Archives, 1910
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Map: City of Sydney, 1903 Map 1, City of Sydney Archives, 1903
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Websites / Online media: Academy of Music - Gaiety Theatre, The Academy
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Websites / Online media: Sydney Architecture - Academy of Music / Gaiety Theatre, Sydney Architecture
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