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On stage: theatre in Sydney

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On stage: theatre in Sydney

The theatre has been an important part of social life in Sydney from the early days of the colony.


Since then, Sydney audiences have been enthusiastic consumers of staged entertainment of all kinds. Over the years, tastes have changed, but Sydney has seen a broad range of performance styles, including dramatic and comedic stage plays, vaudeville and variety shows, dance and cabaret, ballet and opera.

The State Library of NSW has extensive photographic collections relating to theatre and performance dating from the latter half of the nineteenth century. These photographs document theatre performances and rehearsals; audiences and premieres; actors and stagehands; and the theatre buildings themselves.

The people

Many well-known performers have trodden the boards in Sydney. Over the years, these have included local stars like Gladys Moncrieff, visiting international celebrities such as Russian dancer, Anna Pavlova, and those who came to Australia to perform and stayed, like English-born Harry Rickards. Behind the scenes are hundreds of theatre workers who make an essential contribution to every production, like costume makers, set builders and painters. And no theatre could function without entrepreneurs and financial backers, such as the powerful and successful manager and theatre magnate, J.C. Williamson. The photographs below celebrate some of the known and unknown faces of the Sydney theatre scene from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries.

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Call # PXA 971 / 100-199
Digital ID: 
a2392010
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ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296046
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ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296001
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ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296114
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ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297119
View collection item detail
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ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297032
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ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297108
View collection item detail
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ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296021
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ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Hood, Sam, 1872-1953
Call # Sam Hood
Digital ID: 
a297080
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-8","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62216\/a296039h.jpg?itok=EA8nB-z4","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62216\/a296039h.jpg?itok=zTPfwgNS","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62216\/a296039h.jpg?itok=EA8nB-z4","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62216\/a296039h.jpg?itok=zTPfwgNS","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62216\/a296039h.jpg?itok=fKPqAgSo","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62216\/a296039h.jpg?itok=aQ9a2Cr8","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62216\/a296039h.jpg?itok=Wcqx29Qo"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62216\/a296039h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1078}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296039
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Photographs of stage sets relating to the Capitol and State Theatres, Sydney, 1920-1930s {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/photographs-stage-sets-relating-capitol-and-state-theatres-sydney-1920-1930s","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62221\/a2395001h.jpg?itok=mpDf6WBp","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62221\/a2395001h.jpg?itok=ai0VH1Ub","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62221\/a2395001h.jpg?itok=mpDf6WBp","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62221\/a2395001h.jpg?itok=ai0VH1Ub","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62221\/a2395001h.jpg?itok=Fa2QzWam","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62221\/a2395001h.jpg?itok=tmOIvzcw","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62221\/a2395001h.jpg?itok=9jyzUIvi"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62221\/a2395001h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1064}
1920-1930s
Call # PXA 1219
Digital ID: 
a2395001
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Series 01: Tivoli Theatre shows and artists : collection of photographs, ca. 1928-1965 {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/series-01-tivoli-theatre-shows-and-artists-collection-photographs-ca-1928-1965","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62226\/a2396005h.jpg?itok=qARP4DO-","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62226\/a2396005h.jpg?itok=uUqd4UEZ","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62226\/a2396005h.jpg?itok=qARP4DO-","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62226\/a2396005h.jpg?itok=uUqd4UEZ","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62226\/a2396005h.jpg?itok=MTZRrDvD","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62226\/a2396005h.jpg?itok=rBWI6LTt","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62226\/a2396005h.jpg?itok=5LHSDErF"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62226\/a2396005h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1067}
ca. 1928-1965
Tivoli Theatre (Sydney, N.S.W.)
Call # PXA 808
Digital ID: 
a2396005
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Series 01: Tivoli Theatre shows and artists : collection of photographs, ca. 1928-1965 {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/series-01-tivoli-theatre-shows-and-artists-collection-photographs-ca-1928-1965-0","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62231\/a2396007h.jpg?itok=tYlTMUR3","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62231\/a2396007h.jpg?itok=aD29eWCT","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62231\/a2396007h.jpg?itok=tYlTMUR3","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62231\/a2396007h.jpg?itok=aD29eWCT","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62231\/a2396007h.jpg?itok=CbORY4F-","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62231\/a2396007h.jpg?itok=MOZMGcD1","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62231\/a2396007h.jpg?itok=CmtDU6Ii"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62231\/a2396007h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":840,"height":1050}
ca. 1928-1965
Tivoli Theatre (Sydney, N.S.W.)
Call # PXA 808
Digital ID: 
a2396007
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The venues

The earliest performances in colonial Sydney were staged in fit-ups – areas in houses, shops, sheds and pubs converted into temporary theatre spaces.  The first dedicated theatre in Sydney was as a fit-up established in 1796 by pardoned First Fleet convict, Robert Sidaway. In 1833, the first purpose-built theatre was opened in Sydney – Barnett Levy’s Theatre Royal in George St. The Theatre Royal featured tiered seating for the upper, middle and lower classes and the stage, (raised above the lowest tier of seats) was surrounded by a proscenium arch, forming a frame for the action. This proscenium style was used in most of the purpose-built theatres in Sydney throughout the nineteenth century. Levy’s Theatre Royal burnt down in 1840, but by the mid to late 1800s many other venues had been established. The photographs below show some of Sydney’s many theatres which have come and gone over the last 150 years.

Views of Sydney and its streets, 1868-1881 / compiled by John Lane Mullins {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/views-sydney-and-its-streets-1868-1881-compiled-john-lane-mullins-0","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62236\/a1939066h.jpg?itok=ymkxhZa4","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62236\/a1939066h.jpg?itok=VkeeE794","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62236\/a1939066h.jpg?itok=ymkxhZa4","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62236\/a1939066h.jpg?itok=VkeeE794","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62236\/a1939066h.jpg?itok=Q_P1ehAg","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62236\/a1939066h.jpg?itok=t80_XXgb","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62236\/a1939066h.jpg?itok=rehGpR1g"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62236\/a1939066h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":763,"height":1050}
1868-1881
John Lane Mullins
Call # PXA 420
Digital ID: 
a1939066
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King Street entrance, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 1882 {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/king-street-entrance-theatre-royal-sydney-1882","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62241\/a1528418h.jpg?itok=umzPpx19","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62241\/a1528418h.jpg?itok=PS48q5Am","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62241\/a1528418h.jpg?itok=umzPpx19","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62241\/a1528418h.jpg?itok=PS48q5Am","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62241\/a1528418h.jpg?itok=b9KXXP14","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62241\/a1528418h.jpg?itok=bLYLYT3d","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62241\/a1528418h.jpg?itok=VIfusZwU"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62241\/a1528418h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1131}
1882
Call # SPF / 1589
Digital ID: 
a1528418
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Her Majesty's [Theatre] re-opened after the fire, 1903; [with] Sir Henry Rawson in [the top left] box / A.J. Perier {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/her-majestys-theatre-re-opened-after-fire-1903-sir-henry-rawson-top-left-box-aj","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62246\/a128752h.jpg?itok=6fPDxC-K","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62246\/a128752h.jpg?itok=8G7XGIQK","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62246\/a128752h.jpg?itok=6fPDxC-K","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62246\/a128752h.jpg?itok=8G7XGIQK","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62246\/a128752h.jpg?itok=FA-kr1HQ","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62246\/a128752h.jpg?itok=WAwIfrL0","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62246\/a128752h.jpg?itok=_svHjymB"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62246\/a128752h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":883}
Aug 1903
Talma & Co.
Call # SPF / 3194
Digital ID: 
a128752
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Waiting for matinee, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, ca. 1920 {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/waiting-matinee-criterion-theatre-sydney-ca-1920","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62256\/a1528419h.jpg?itok=U79OeuKK","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62256\/a1528419h.jpg?itok=96mI-zXy","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62256\/a1528419h.jpg?itok=U79OeuKK","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62256\/a1528419h.jpg?itok=96mI-zXy","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62256\/a1528419h.jpg?itok=wwXTrkzi","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62256\/a1528419h.jpg?itok=FLtEjAff","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62256\/a1528419h.jpg?itok=n3bEN6BV"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62256\/a1528419h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":901}
ca. 1920
Call # SPF / 1588
Digital ID: 
a1528419
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[Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, decorated and illuminated for the visit of the Prince of Wales and showing "Kissing time", 1920] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/her-majestys-theatre-sydney-decorated-and-illuminated-visit-prince-wales-and","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62261\/a1528420h.jpg?itok=9PVFHCZp","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62261\/a1528420h.jpg?itok=U_fguGuT","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62261\/a1528420h.jpg?itok=9PVFHCZp","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62261\/a1528420h.jpg?itok=U_fguGuT","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62261\/a1528420h.jpg?itok=dlaqvZCr","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62261\/a1528420h.jpg?itok=9LywUUT7","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62261\/a1528420h.jpg?itok=5qpbVxPz"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62261\/a1528420h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":873,"height":1050}
1920
Call # SPF / Sydney, N.S.W. - Theatres - Her Majesty's Theatre, 1920
Digital ID: 
a1528420
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J.C. Williamson photographs : men performers, plays, theatres, miscellaneous {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/jc-williamson-photographs-men-performers-plays-theatres-miscellaneous","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62266\/a2394008h.jpg?itok=HA9djhxs","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62266\/a2394008h.jpg?itok=vgHgOcl-","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62266\/a2394008h.jpg?itok=HA9djhxs","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62266\/a2394008h.jpg?itok=vgHgOcl-","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62266\/a2394008h.jpg?itok=9U6wHBKI","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62266\/a2394008h.jpg?itok=FeE0WhVF","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62266\/a2394008h.jpg?itok=vEnOLcpe"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62266\/a2394008h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1081}
Call # PXA 971 / 300-343
Digital ID: 
a2394008
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[Her Majesty's Theatre Fire, 1902] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/her-majestys-theatre-fire-1902","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62271\/a2264002h.jpg?itok=K1D0Tzwr","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62271\/a2264002h.jpg?itok=c-hxNndC","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62271\/a2264002h.jpg?itok=K1D0Tzwr","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62271\/a2264002h.jpg?itok=c-hxNndC","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62271\/a2264002h.jpg?itok=OJq5ELH6","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62271\/a2264002h.jpg?itok=ThMdOlyh","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62271\/a2264002h.jpg?itok=MZRBdOZN"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62271\/a2264002h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1069}
1902
G A Hills
Call # DL PXX 73 / 12-14
Digital ID: 
a2264002
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Castlereagh Street; Tivoli Theatre {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/castlereagh-street-tivoli-theatre","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62276\/hall_35186h.jpg?itok=nFGwWL3d","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62276\/hall_35186h.jpg?itok=cuYgSbg-","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62276\/hall_35186h.jpg?itok=nFGwWL3d","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62276\/hall_35186h.jpg?itok=cuYgSbg-","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62276\/hall_35186h.jpg?itok=RzHoaucz","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62276\/hall_35186h.jpg?itok=VeV4-sO6","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62276\/hall_35186h.jpg?itok=N6NWd3uJ"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62276\/hall_35186h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1017}
Hall & Co.
Call # Home and Away - 35186
Digital ID: 
hall_35186
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-9","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62281\/a297130h.jpg?itok=4B--YFS9","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62281\/a297130h.jpg?itok=yQQWHAWd","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62281\/a297130h.jpg?itok=4B--YFS9","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62281\/a297130h.jpg?itok=yQQWHAWd","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62281\/a297130h.jpg?itok=858jZ2-Z","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62281\/a297130h.jpg?itok=9VYK7gsH","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62281\/a297130h.jpg?itok=-RDr8eoa"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62281\/a297130h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":798,"height":1050}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297130
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-10","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62286\/a297121h.jpg?itok=mEuDsHdF","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62286\/a297121h.jpg?itok=aLYX9B5d","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62286\/a297121h.jpg?itok=mEuDsHdF","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62286\/a297121h.jpg?itok=aLYX9B5d","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62286\/a297121h.jpg?itok=fYW9RwWs","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62286\/a297121h.jpg?itok=KMyTHyKL","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62286\/a297121h.jpg?itok=WdY7osVu"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62286\/a297121h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1065}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297121
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Cinema; people, films and theatres] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-cinema-people-films-and-theatres","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62291\/a296037h.jpg?itok=ZyiqFcRP","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62291\/a296037h.jpg?itok=gaUbG7zG","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62291\/a296037h.jpg?itok=ZyiqFcRP","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62291\/a296037h.jpg?itok=gaUbG7zG","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62291\/a296037h.jpg?itok=Nn2_49J6","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62291\/a296037h.jpg?itok=0DupE1o9","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62291\/a296037h.jpg?itok=894MYhwB"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62291\/a296037h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":816,"height":1050}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.56)
Digital ID: 
a296037
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-11","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62296\/a296023h.jpg?itok=E1HGH2vK","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62296\/a296023h.jpg?itok=cd0myyve","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62296\/a296023h.jpg?itok=E1HGH2vK","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62296\/a296023h.jpg?itok=cd0myyve","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62296\/a296023h.jpg?itok=JwgCmrNx","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62296\/a296023h.jpg?itok=_z7rKuM4","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62296\/a296023h.jpg?itok=CDUNfzR7"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62296\/a296023h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1036}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296023
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-12","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62301\/a297124h.jpg?itok=gWoK67Xf","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62301\/a297124h.jpg?itok=UOru8uv6","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62301\/a297124h.jpg?itok=gWoK67Xf","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62301\/a297124h.jpg?itok=UOru8uv6","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62301\/a297124h.jpg?itok=JF-wgtMT","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62301\/a297124h.jpg?itok=hVUB_0aF","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62301\/a297124h.jpg?itok=yHHu7w_O"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62301\/a297124h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1058}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297124
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Cinema; people, films and theatres] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-cinema-people-films-and-theatres-0","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62306\/a301078h.jpg?itok=etEz2AoH","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62306\/a301078h.jpg?itok=RI9gb1Ra","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62306\/a301078h.jpg?itok=etEz2AoH","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62306\/a301078h.jpg?itok=RI9gb1Ra","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62306\/a301078h.jpg?itok=FdYmKH7n","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62306\/a301078h.jpg?itok=j8ohVUx5","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62306\/a301078h.jpg?itok=2sbPllVE"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62306\/a301078h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":800,"height":1050}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.56)
Digital ID: 
a301078
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Cinema; people, films and theatres] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-cinema-people-films-and-theatres-1","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62311\/a301037h.jpg?itok=AbydVBZi","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62311\/a301037h.jpg?itok=ae2EJ73t","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62311\/a301037h.jpg?itok=AbydVBZi","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62311\/a301037h.jpg?itok=ae2EJ73t","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62311\/a301037h.jpg?itok=yxBvKAOi","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62311\/a301037h.jpg?itok=n1AROcsz","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62311\/a301037h.jpg?itok=oY-IwSVe"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62311\/a301037h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1058}
Sam Hood
Call # Photograph PXE 789 (v. 57) / 347
Digital ID: 
a301037
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-13","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62316\/a297082h.jpg?itok=EyTC4a7V","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62316\/a297082h.jpg?itok=5WTb_Ehu","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62316\/a297082h.jpg?itok=EyTC4a7V","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62316\/a297082h.jpg?itok=5WTb_Ehu","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62316\/a297082h.jpg?itok=9not1dgh","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62316\/a297082h.jpg?itok=SZYyh3B3","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62316\/a297082h.jpg?itok=_tr0mOd9"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62316\/a297082h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1058}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297082
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-14","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62321\/a297100h.jpg?itok=drxGj9Dc","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62321\/a297100h.jpg?itok=3Kr5rp7l","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62321\/a297100h.jpg?itok=drxGj9Dc","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62321\/a297100h.jpg?itok=3Kr5rp7l","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62321\/a297100h.jpg?itok=Cybmtn5B","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62321\/a297100h.jpg?itok=sv3q8_Qg","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62321\/a297100h.jpg?itok=Z1Jdd7H0"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62321\/a297100h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1034}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297100
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-15","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62326\/a297104h.jpg?itok=CvZQQ0MJ","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62326\/a297104h.jpg?itok=Z1wyMVKW","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62326\/a297104h.jpg?itok=CvZQQ0MJ","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62326\/a297104h.jpg?itok=Z1wyMVKW","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62326\/a297104h.jpg?itok=gT1Kys2y","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62326\/a297104h.jpg?itok=x_WNQaXW","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62326\/a297104h.jpg?itok=Cc6HAVRb"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62326\/a297104h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":772,"height":1050}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297104
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Opening night, "Hollywood Hotel Revue" (taken for Fuller's Theatres Ltd) {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/opening-night-hollywood-hotel-revue-taken-fullers-theatres-ltd","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62331\/hood_18059h.jpg?itok=EBTj2Anx","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62331\/hood_18059h.jpg?itok=HLPWaGlM","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62331\/hood_18059h.jpg?itok=EBTj2Anx","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62331\/hood_18059h.jpg?itok=HLPWaGlM","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62331\/hood_18059h.jpg?itok=dy1WpkOL","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62331\/hood_18059h.jpg?itok=LPN4av4t","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62331\/hood_18059h.jpg?itok=xI4Xd_O8"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62331\/hood_18059h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1082}
Call # Home and Away - 18059
Digital ID: 
hood_18059
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Group in evening dress at the box office of the Theatre Royal for "Lights of London" (taken for J.C. Williamson) {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/group-evening-dress-box-office-theatre-royal-lights-london-taken-jc-williamson","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62336\/hood_15582h.jpg?itok=xd0SonQy","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62336\/hood_15582h.jpg?itok=fsV95jK_","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62336\/hood_15582h.jpg?itok=xd0SonQy","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62336\/hood_15582h.jpg?itok=fsV95jK_","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62336\/hood_15582h.jpg?itok=CzumyIPH","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62336\/hood_15582h.jpg?itok=sNYvtQ30","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62336\/hood_15582h.jpg?itok=exPrOo3p"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62336\/hood_15582h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1073}
8/7/1937
Call # Home and Away - 15582
Digital ID: 
hood_15582
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The performances

The Recruiting Officer, a comic play by George Farquhar, was the first play performed in Sydney. It was staged by convicts to celebrate the birthday of King George III on June 4, 1789. Until the mid-nineteenth century, Sydney entertainment consisted mainly of popular works from England, brought out by colonists, convicts and military. In the 1850s, the population boom brought on by the gold rushes, meant that styles of entertainment became more diverse. In the second half of the nineteenth century, local and overseas travelling companies of actors performed standards such as Shakespeare and French farces, as well as pantomimes, comic opera and variety shows. The early twentieth century saw the rise of vaudeville, chorus lines and musical comedy, influenced strongly by trends from the United States. The photographs below show some of the various styles of performance enjoyed by Sydney audiences.

Photographs of actors and actresses, singers, music hall artists and others, ca. 1863-ca. 1881 {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/photographs-actors-and-actresses-singers-music-hall-artists-and-others-ca-1863-ca","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62341\/a2209012h.jpg?itok=vVwEWZBy","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62341\/a2209012h.jpg?itok=uc_yk8u_","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62341\/a2209012h.jpg?itok=vVwEWZBy","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62341\/a2209012h.jpg?itok=uc_yk8u_","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62341\/a2209012h.jpg?itok=jjRiz8JD","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62341\/a2209012h.jpg?itok=CfkxXltL","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62341\/a2209012h.jpg?itok=at0Q7Atj"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62341\/a2209012h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":827,"height":1050}
ca. 1863-ca. 1881
Call # PXA 362 / vol. 3
Digital ID: 
a2209012
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"Early Flashlight" (Lands Office Musical Society), Palace Theatre {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/early-flashlight-lands-office-musical-society-palace-theatre","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62351\/perier_34528h.jpg?itok=wsuH48uO","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62351\/perier_34528h.jpg?itok=FJLhEtQB","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62351\/perier_34528h.jpg?itok=wsuH48uO","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62351\/perier_34528h.jpg?itok=FJLhEtQB","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62351\/perier_34528h.jpg?itok=3Pgxxu94","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62351\/perier_34528h.jpg?itok=AToBTpNH","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62351\/perier_34528h.jpg?itok=LRvtc-Eq"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62351\/perier_34528h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":956}
1896-1900
Albert James Perier
Call # Home and Away - 34528
Digital ID: 
perier_34528
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Series 01: Tivoli Theatre shows and artists : collection of photographs, ca. 1928-1965 {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/series-01-tivoli-theatre-shows-and-artists-collection-photographs-ca-1928-1965-1","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62356\/a2396004h.jpg?itok=Ly2g8Nbq","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62356\/a2396004h.jpg?itok=UsN9aAZv","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62356\/a2396004h.jpg?itok=Ly2g8Nbq","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62356\/a2396004h.jpg?itok=UsN9aAZv","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62356\/a2396004h.jpg?itok=UVueawPk","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62356\/a2396004h.jpg?itok=goVvxNd7","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62356\/a2396004h.jpg?itok=7sQFs89t"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62356\/a2396004h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":988}
ca. 1928-1965
Tivoli Theatre (Sydney, N.S.W.)
Call # PXA 808
Digital ID: 
a2396004
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-16","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62361\/a296013h.jpg?itok=QR40xWCb","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62361\/a296013h.jpg?itok=vo1_YSwm","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62361\/a296013h.jpg?itok=QR40xWCb","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62361\/a296013h.jpg?itok=vo1_YSwm","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62361\/a296013h.jpg?itok=iybwiDsI","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62361\/a296013h.jpg?itok=j7kB8vOd","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62361\/a296013h.jpg?itok=OvetcZxM"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62361\/a296013h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1037}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296013
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-17","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62366\/a296010h.jpg?itok=AvCMT4iB","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62366\/a296010h.jpg?itok=vtI4i2zO","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62366\/a296010h.jpg?itok=AvCMT4iB","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62366\/a296010h.jpg?itok=vtI4i2zO","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62366\/a296010h.jpg?itok=Z4Ksiz_e","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62366\/a296010h.jpg?itok=Ovrnensb","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62366\/a296010h.jpg?itok=kKOsqmCW"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62366\/a296010h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1049}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296010
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-18","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62376\/a296097h.jpg?itok=ymmEyUtu","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62376\/a296097h.jpg?itok=5cWEtq96","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62376\/a296097h.jpg?itok=ymmEyUtu","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62376\/a296097h.jpg?itok=5cWEtq96","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62376\/a296097h.jpg?itok=F792GpZb","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62376\/a296097h.jpg?itok=sVNfDHwS","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62376\/a296097h.jpg?itok=nfWljW_4"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62376\/a296097h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1056}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296097
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-19","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62381\/a296145h.jpg?itok=TJYpZCI6","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62381\/a296145h.jpg?itok=Tu70NOwD","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62381\/a296145h.jpg?itok=TJYpZCI6","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62381\/a296145h.jpg?itok=Tu70NOwD","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62381\/a296145h.jpg?itok=piGzZDxS","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62381\/a296145h.jpg?itok=4b3itwbq","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62381\/a296145h.jpg?itok=rENPRFDn"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62381\/a296145h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":747,"height":1050}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296145
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-20","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62391\/a297086h.jpg?itok=oVOZrr27","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62391\/a297086h.jpg?itok=qr-wnYRd","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62391\/a297086h.jpg?itok=oVOZrr27","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62391\/a297086h.jpg?itok=qr-wnYRd","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62391\/a297086h.jpg?itok=QspRvH1W","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62391\/a297086h.jpg?itok=CRJVa97N","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62391\/a297086h.jpg?itok=FWZ4f1bZ"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62391\/a297086h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1031}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297086
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-21","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62396\/a297129h.jpg?itok=plbue_OX","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62396\/a297129h.jpg?itok=lt_HhM-q","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62396\/a297129h.jpg?itok=plbue_OX","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62396\/a297129h.jpg?itok=lt_HhM-q","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62396\/a297129h.jpg?itok=a8CyHY4P","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62396\/a297129h.jpg?itok=iVTn7wqj","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62396\/a297129h.jpg?itok=OhRTeN3P"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62396\/a297129h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1007}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297129
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Hood Collection Part II
Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-22","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/a296084h.jpg?itok=3ctFFlpE","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/a296084h.jpg?itok=CTwT7Xvg","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/a296084h.jpg?itok=3ctFFlpE","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/a296084h.jpg?itok=CTwT7Xvg","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/public\/a296084h.jpg?itok=Af-MzK_N","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/public\/a296084h.jpg?itok=Hj8bgqYt","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/public\/a296084h.jpg?itok=IWCA-6dp"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/a296084h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1075}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296084
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Hood Collection part II : [Theatrical, Live theatre] {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/hood-collection-part-ii-theatrical-live-theatre-23","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62401\/a297006h.jpg?itok=z1iMqIaY","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62401\/a297006h.jpg?itok=HttvPWJV","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62401\/a297006h.jpg?itok=z1iMqIaY","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62401\/a297006h.jpg?itok=HttvPWJV","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62401\/a297006h.jpg?itok=cQKjBwGw","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62401\/a297006h.jpg?itok=FHB1fM51","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62401\/a297006h.jpg?itok=5CZGhv2y"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62401\/a297006h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1112}
ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a297006
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Haymarket Ballet. Wong & Co at Civic. {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/haymarket-ballet-wong-co-civic","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62406\/hood_12661h.jpg?itok=tuFPaDN5","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62406\/hood_12661h.jpg?itok=c-QjhyDC","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62406\/hood_12661h.jpg?itok=tuFPaDN5","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62406\/hood_12661h.jpg?itok=c-QjhyDC","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62406\/hood_12661h.jpg?itok=xc4e2QL4","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62406\/hood_12661h.jpg?itok=uzu-13_H","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62406\/hood_12661h.jpg?itok=ryYq7a_t"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62406\/hood_12661h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":809,"height":1050}
Call # Home and Away - 12661
Digital ID: 
hood_12661
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Choreographer Frances Scully discusses dance routines with dancers {"type":"image","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/collection-items\/choreographer-frances-scully-discusses-dance-routines-dancers","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62411\/hood_01788h.jpg?itok=NwH6qI3N","thumbnailLarge":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62411\/hood_01788h.jpg?itok=UHkWeVbM","mediaDerivativeUrls":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62411\/hood_01788h.jpg?itok=NwH6qI3N","large":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62411\/hood_01788h.jpg?itok=UHkWeVbM","responsive__quarter_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__quarter_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62411\/hood_01788h.jpg?itok=EOclA7m0","responsive__half_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__half_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62411\/hood_01788h.jpg?itok=UmUsuANr","responsive__full_hd":"https:\/\/www.sl.nsw.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/responsive__full_hd\/https\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62411\/hood_01788h.jpg?itok=GivndbaK"},"mediaUrl":"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/prod--slnsw-corporate-site\/uploads\/2018-06\/collection-items\/62411\/hood_01788h.jpg","mediaMime":"image\/jpeg","transcriptUrl":null,"width":1400,"height":1023}
Hood, Ted, 1911-2000
Call # Home and Away - 1788
Digital ID: 
hood_01788
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ca. 1920-ca. 1950
Sam Hood
Call # PXE 789 (v.57)
Digital ID: 
a296018
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