Manager Williamson has met with a run of bad Tuck in his Sydney speculations. After putting up with the loss of a fortnight's business, following on the theatre he engaged being quarantined, comes the roi loss of the building with some worth of properties. Her Majesty's had only been open a for cays since its disinfection, and the manager was looking forward to doing good business with "Bon Hur," to recoup him for his losses. On Sunday morning, before daylight, the watchman on duty discovered the place to be well alight." On arrival of the bri-made, the superintendent saw at a glance that it was useless attempting to save the theatre, and directed his efforts to preserving some of the adjoining properties, which were in great danger. Unfortunately, loss of lifo occurred. of the walls fell outwards, burying beneath it a small tenement at the Fear, and killling a woman who happened to be in it at the time. She had been warned to leave, but returned for some small article of value, loft behind in her haste. Three firemen were, also, injured during the progress of the fire, which lasted till about 10 a.m. sented a pic-titre of black smoking ruins, in place of what was, 24 hours previously, one of the largest of Sydney's playhouses. 'The build~ i sured for £18,000, and the proprietress intends to' commence the rection of a new building immediately, Tu the meantime, the Ben Hur Company are left stranded, as Mr. ys williamson states that it would take. at least, nine months to get together a duplicate set of properties.
Thea'rical.
Your old friends, the Brough Ca., opened on Easter Saturday a brief farewell season at the Princess. For a few days they are putting on "The Amazons," the cast including Mr. and Mrs. Brough, Mr. Cecil Ward, and Mr. Melntsre, Misses Emna Temple and Brenda "Gills-n. The acting was up to the usual standard maintained by Mr. Brough. "The Runaway Girl" at Her Majesty's still continues to fill the house nightly, and shoxrs no sign of waning in popular favour. George Lauri, asthe jockey-courier,
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