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Chorus rehearses, c. 1920s-30s - by Sam Hood1920sChild performers, c. 1920s-30s - by Sam Hood1920s(Facade, Parramatta Theatre, 1920's) by Sam Hood, 1920s1920sStan Allan seated in projection room at Haymarket Theatre, Sydney, 1920 - 1929, 1920s1920sLyric Theatre, Sydney - interior 1920s1920sLyric Theatre, Sydney - interior view of stage 1920s1920sTwo studio copy portraits of Rev Philip Arthur Micklin Rector St James Church, c. 1925c. 1925Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, decorated for the visit of the US Fleet, July-August 1925 - photographer unknown1925Ziegfeld costume, Sydney, between 1915-1930 - by Sam Hood, 19251925"Ingenues" on stage, 1928-1929 - by Sam Hood, 19251925Man at window of projection box at Haymarket Theatre, Sydney, 1920 - 1929, 19251925Drummoyne Public School - Band and Master Mr Dalwood Marshall McCarthy, c. 1925c. 1925Evening News Building, 47 Market Street, Sydney, 19261926Gladys Moncrieff, singer, records with orchestra conducted by Gilbert Dechelette, HMV Studios, Sydney, ca. 1928-1932 - photographer Eden Studios, 1920–321920–32Pavlova ballet tour of Australia, 1926 - Wentzel collection1926Pavlova ballet tour of Australia, 1926 - Wentzel collection1926Russian actor Mr Maurice Moscovitch with his wife and son Mr Nat Madison on the deck of a ship, New South Wales, ca. 1926, c. 1926c. 1926Miss Australia Beryl Mills drives away from the Haymarket Theatre, 19271927Charles Ward sound engineer fitting the soundhead to the projector of the De Forest Phonofilms sound film system, 19271927Films Nelson and Rin Tin Tin in Dog of the Regiment, 19271927Haymarket Theatre commissionaire holds back the crowd as the first Miss Australia Beryl Mills gets into her new Chrysler convertible, 19271927Naval Cadets band in the parade for the opening of Federal Parliament House, 19271927Sound technicians setting up the turntable and amplifiers for the first talkies in Australia Warner Brothers Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson at the Lyceum The sound was recorded on a synchronized disc, 1927–281927–28Tom Katz and his saxophone band, 19271927William Reed filming the silent film The Romance of Runnibede, 19271927Front of the Lyceum Theatre at night, Sydney (late 1928) with Jaqueline Logan and Alan Hale in "The Leopard Lady." Also announcing- "Cinesound Talkies opening here soon with Warner Bros. Vitaphone, 1927–281927–28Exterior, Empire Theatre, Sydney, illuminated for the opening of "Sunny", 1927 - photographer Sam Hood1927The Koh-I-Nor Chandelier, State Theatre, Sydney, 1927 - Sam Hood1927Margaret Ballardini and Fred Watson, Luna Park, St Kilda, Victoria, ca. 1927 - photographed by M D True, Electric Studio, c. 1927c. 1927"Sunny" audience, Empire Theatre, Sydney, 1927 - by Sam Hood1927Hood 06310r, 19271927Exterior, Empire Theatre, Sydney, illuminated for the opening of "Sunny", 1927 - photographer Sam Hood1927Skeleton dancers and band on theatre stage, Sydney, c.1928, c. 1928c. 1928The Jazz Singer 1928 V1-FL14781901928Arrival of Gonsalez Opera Company with hands raised in fascist salute, 19281928Fitters rivet the airtight box from which Murray the Escapologist proposes to escape in a Tivoli show, 19281928Fitters rivetting an airtight box from which Murray the Escapologist was to make his escape in a Tivoli show, 19281928Four unidentified JCW actresses and an actor arrive by ship, 1926–311926–31Gonsalez Opera Company and their luggage on the deck of their liner arriving in Sydney, 19281928Gonsalez Opera Company arrives in Sydney, 19281928Inspecting the airtight box for Murray the Escapologist show at the Tivoli, 19281928Murray the Escapologist with the woman who paid his 3 pounds fine for obstructing traffic outside the Tivoli, 19281928Sir Benjamin Fuller with the Gonsalez Opera Company arriving by ship for the Fullers Circuit, 19281928Two unidentified JCW actresses or singers in fur coats with toy dog and doll on deck of a ship, 1927–301927–30Unidentified star actress greeted by manager It may have been Josie Melville Ted Hood 3151988, 1927–301927–30Naval League cadets in uniform march to Hoyts De Luxe Cinema, George Street, Sydney for the film "Nelson", 6 August 1928 - photographer Sam Hood1928Australian premiere of The Patriot, starring Emil Jannings, at the opening of the State Theatre, Sydney, Friday 7 June 1929 - photographer unknown, 19281928Arrival of Fuller-Gonsalez Opera Company with hands raised in fascist salute, Sydney, March 1928 - Sam Hood1928The Colored Idea Band of Sonny Clay arrives in Sydney, 1928 - Sam Hood1928The Coloured Idea Band of Sonny Clay arrives in Sydney, 1928 - Sam Hood1928Poppy seller pins the flower on cricketer Don Bradman's lapel outside the State Theatre, Sydney, Remembrance Day, early 1930s - photograph by Sam Hood, 1927–301927–30Sound technicians setting up the turn-table and amplifiers for the first "talkies" in Australia, 1927-19281928Capitol Ballet leaving the theatre for the Capitol Ball at the Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, 19281928Star singer of the Fuller-Gonsalez Opera Company arriving in Sydney, 19281928Naval League cadets in uniform march to Hoyts De Luxe Cinema, George Street, Sydney for the film "Nelson", 4 August 1928 - photographer Sam Hood1928Women's jazz band "Ingenues", Sydney, ca.1928, c. 1928c. 1928State Theatre Opening Night, 19291929Modernistic idea set and State Theatre Ballet at the Theatre, 19291929State Theatre Ballet and Orchestra King Neptune set, 19291929Wurlitzer trucks, State Theatre, ca.1929, by Sam Hood, c. 1929c. 1929

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