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Theatre, film and radio

848 photos1840–1993

848 historic photos for Theatre, film and radio, taken between 1840 and 1993, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 15 decades, with the most from the 1930s (450). They come from Wikimedia Commons; each photo’s page gives its credit, its licence and a link to its original record.

1840s 1 1860s 2 1870s 1 1880s 7 1890s 7 1900s 14 1910s 13 1920s 93 1930s 450 1940s 213 1950s 34 1960s 7 1970s 1 1980s 4 1990s 1

1930s60 photos

Chorus girls and conductor State Theatre, 1930s1930sCompetitor in the Eisteddfod, 19341934Crowd in evening dress in foyer of the Theatre Royal, c. 1934c. 1934Dorothy Taunton aged 12 of Hurlstone Park one of only three to score 100 marks in 20 years Rail Tramway eisteddfod, 19341934Eisteddfod competitor on rooftop, 1930s1930sGirls in the drama section Rail Tramway eisteddfod, 19341934Girls running race at the Mick Simmons Radio Club picnic, 19341934Goodyears band, 19341934Grenadier Guards Band, 19341934Grenadier Guards band in Sydney, 19341934Group of seven girls about nine years old at the Eisteddfod, 19341934Highland dancers in the Rail Tramway Eisteddfod, 19341934Highland Pipe Band march down Martin Place, 1930s1930sIn rehearsal rooms Backward bend handstands, 1930s1930sJean Hart Marie Burke, 1930s1930sJoyce Smith of Undercliffe and Jacqueline Farrar placegetters in toe dancing at the R T Eisteddfod, 19341934Organist Price Dunlavy at the State Theatre Wurlitzer organ, 1930s1930sPatricia Mahoney of Dubbo tapdancer aged 4 in the Rail Tramway eisteddfod, 19341934Picture theatre managers conference and dinner, 1930s1930sPlayers stage some action for the camera, 1930s1930sQueue for tickets Her Majestys Theatre later Sydney Tower, 1930s1930sQueue for tickets Her Majestys Theatre later Sydney Tower, c. 1934c. 1934RAAF band marches past the Cenotaph, 1930s1930sRadio station 2SM contract signing, 19341934Retouched portrait of unidentified woman with hat probably a radio actress, 1930s1930sRetouched portrait of unidentified woman probably a radio actress, 1930s1930sSchoolboy Rod Smith at the Eisteddfod, 19341934Shirley Ward of Dulwich Hill and Elaine Sharp pianists in the Rail Tramway eisteddfod, 19341934Side view of dress circle Regal Theatre Bondi Junction, 1930s1930sSide view of the stalls and proscenium Regal Theatre Bondi Junction, 1930s1930sSixteen theatrical showgirls probably JC Williamsons posing outside Sam Hoods studio at 124 Pitt, 1930s1930sStage band, 1930s1930sState Ballet on stage, 1930s1930sTapdancer in the Rail Tramway eisteddfod, 19341934Tapdancer Shirley Sloss at the Rail Tramway eisteddfod, 19341934The jazz band with four children, 1930s1930sThe proscenium showing orchestra pit Capitol Theatre, 1930s1930sThe State Orchestra on stage, 1930s1930sTheatre managers Bill Szarka large man seated left, 1930s1930sTheatre Royal White Horse Inn, 19341934Three women entertainers on stage pianist violinist and dancer, 1930s1930sTwelve State Ballet girls and orchestra on stage, 1930s1930sTwo actresses and a showgirl talking, 1934–351934–35Two actresses Jean Hart Marie Burke, 1930s1930sTwo showgirls posing on stage, c. 1934c. 1934Unidentified Australian sailor from group described in Hood register as Associated Press negatives some Union Theatres Capitol military Newspaper News, 1930s1930sUnidentified clown tap dancers act couple with their heads through the Sun front page, 1930s1930sUnidentified image from group described in Hood register as Associated Press negatives some Union Theatres Capitol military Newspaper News, 1930s1930sUnidentified theatrical clown act tap dancers, 1930s1930sYoung girl performer Jean Smith at Eisteddfod, 19341934Dandre-Levitoff Ballet Company, starring Olga Spessivtzeva, in the foyer of the Theatre Royal, Sydney, October 1934 - Sam Hood1934Balmain cinema cum dance hall featuring "Sam Lands Dance Band" and an election meeting by Hon Jim Beasley. 31 August 1934, by Sam Hood1934Group of five women in Elizabethan costumes (ball or eisteddfod), Sydney Town Hall, 193- - photographer Sam Hood, 19341934David Jones' entry of a radio float in a procession, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sOlga Spessiva in Swan Lake costume, 1934 - photographer Sydney Fox Studio, 3rd Floor, 88 King St, Sydney1934Baby ballet show, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sGirls dancing, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sGroup of radio producers in a studio, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sSavoy, Hurstville, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood1930sLeo Franklin and Madge Aubrey in dress rehearsal for "The gay divorcee", Sydney, 1930's - Sam Hood, 1930s1930s
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