Document. Green theatre ticket for a performance of ''MELBA'' at the Royal Princess Theatre, Bendigo, on Friday Dec 19 1902. Back Gallery. Five Shillings. Name printed in purple ink on ticket '' George Musgrove''.performing arts, elocution, theatre ticket

Document. Paper tickets ''One Night Only'' Friday Dec 12, 1902. Two copies.performing arts, elocution, theatre ticket

Document. Four Stage Tickets for ''Austral Competitions''. 1. Blue; Princess Theatre Monday Afternoon. 2. White; Monday Night. 3. Red; Princess Theatre Thursday Night. 4. Business Card, ''Frederic A. King''.Hon.Secretary, The Austral Society, Bendigo. Written in pencil on the back, ''Admit to Stage during Season, F A King''performing arts, elocution, stage tickets

Document. Pink invitation to Mr Alex Hamilton from Mr & Mrs B Sluyterman to a farewell evening at the Town Hall for Miss J.Redpath.performing arts, elocution, invitation

Document. Invitation for ''At Home'' for the Earl and Countess of Chesney, Royal Princess Theatre, November 1903.performing arts, elocution, invitation

Document. Invitation for Mr L. Batger to the wedding of Maggie Watson to Mr W S Gentle, September 11, 1901 at the Forest St Wesleyan Church. Envelope addressed to L Batger ESq, Quarry Hill.performing arts, elocution, wedding invitation and envelope

Document. Invitation to a Social Evening at the ANA Hall 30/11/03 to Mr Hamilton to attend to farewell Miss Ethel Collins, who was departing for W.A. to marry Mr Robert Salter. Newspaper report of the evening posted inside the invitation.performing arts, elocution, invitation

Document. Wedding invitation shaped like a bell. Hand written invitation for Mr l. Batger to attend the wedding of ''Honor'' (Johanna) Zoller to Mr James E.Potter at Victoria Hill, July 15, 1903.performing arts, elocution, wedding invitation

Document. Small envelope containing dental powder. Printed on front of envelope "W.J.Donegan, Chemist and Dentist, Charing Cross, Bendigo. ''The Powder''. On back of envelope ''Consult W.J.Donegan on the care of Teeth''.performing arts, elocution, dental powder

Document. Tri-fold invitation to Mr Alec Hamilton to attend ''An Evening'' at the ANA Hall on 25th March 1902, from Miss Ethel Lazarus.performing arts, elocution, invitation

Document. Ticket to Admit Bearer to a Lecture at the ANA Hall 31st October. ''Technical Education in Many Lands'', by Mr W.J.Skewes.performing arts, elocution, ticket to lecture

Document. Green Christmas Card with paper insert secured with red cord. Front of card has painted farm scene in the centre. Handwritten greeting inside ''To Mr G.Harris From E and A Hocking, Sunshine.performing arts, elocution, christmas card

Document. Blue Christmas Card with paper insert. Picture of a church on the front. Insert secured with yellow tasselled cord. Unused.performing arts, elocution, christmas card

Document. Christmas Card with picture of a country scene in a circle that is surrounded by flowers. Hand written on the back,''To George From Mr and Mrs Sedgeway and Family.performing arts, elocution, christmas postcard

Document. Blue Christmas Card with paper insert secured with blue cord. Front of card has empty brown vase with blue flowers beside it. Handwritten greeting ''To Mr G Harris From E and A Hocking, Coldstream.performing arts, elocution, christmas card

Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for second prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Bass Solo Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition

Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for first prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Comic Song. Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition

Prize certificates on card awarded to Golden City Choral Society Bendigo, for second prize in their second annual Musical, Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Choir Competition, Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands & McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, choral society

Prize certificates on card awarded to Golden City Choral Society Bendigo, for second prize in their second annual Musical, Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Choir Competition, Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands & McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, choral society

Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for first prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Recitation Gentlemen Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition

Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for first prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Baritone Solo Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition

Prize certificate on card awarded to Mr. Alexander John Hamilton by the Maldon branch of Australian Natives Association for second prize in their Second Annual Musical and Literary and Elocutionary Competition for Humorous Recitation Printed in gold on off white card, bordered with butterflies, flowers and vines. Markings - Sands and McDougall Ltd. Printers Melbourne.performing arts, elocution, competition

Herbert A Leighton was an actor and Elocution teacher, known widely in the Eastern states of Australia where he performed with his wife Tracy Hamilton. However all was not as it seemed. In 1903 he was arrested in Perth after suspicions were raised when he purchased expensive jewellery and clothes for his wife. Subsequently six thousand pounds in banknotes was found under his bed. Another fellow from his theatre group was also arrested and charged with bank robbery. Leighton was charged with receiving money knowing it was stolen. Investigations by the Perth police showed that Leighton was really Norman Campbell who had been born in Gippsland. He had worked as a clerk in the Victorian Savings Bank in Melbourne and then in the same role in the Sydney Savings Bank. During this time he had amassed large sums of money by forgery, a crime he spent seven years in prison for. He then emerged as the newly minted H. A. Leighton, actor and elocution teacher in Bendigo. .Large format scrapbook collated by D H Leighton. Contains photographs, flyers, programs, invitations, newspaper clippings, posters, promotional photos of performers between 1901 and 1936. The material includes items from theatrical performances and programs from Bendigo and other cities. Includes information about Amy Castles and other Bendigo performers including Alex J Hamilton. Includes information about a large number of performers who visited Bendigo. Many of the items overlap others. The scrapbook has a heavy pink cover with green tape binding on the spine and the corners with brown paper pages. Paper items have been glued onto the pages. leighton, hamilton, amy castles, theatres, performers, music

Herbert Allan Leighton was an actor and elocution teacher known widely in the eastern states of Australia where he performed with his wife Tracy Hamilton. But all was not as it seemed. In 1903 he was arrested in Perth after suspicions were raised when he bought expensive clothing and jewellery for his wife. Subsequently six thousand pounds in banknotes was found under his bed. Another fellow from his theatre group was also arrested and charged with Bank robbery. Leighton was charged with receiving money that he knew to be stolen. Investigations by Perth police showed that Leighton was really, Victorian born, Norman Campbell. He had worked as a clerk for Victorian Savings Bank in Melbourne and then in the same role at Sydney Savings Bank in NSW. During this time he had amassed large sums of money by forgery and embezzlement, a crime that he spent 7 years in prison for. He then emerged as the newly minted H. A. Leighton actor and elocution teacher in Bendigo.Large format scrapbook collated by H.A. Leighton. Contains photographs, flyers, programs, newspaper clippings, posters, promotional photos of performers between 1905 and 1909 The material includes items from theatrical performances. The scrapbook has a heavy blue cover with maroon tape binding on the spine and the corners with thick newsprint paper pages. Paper items have been glued onto the pages with several loose items. Mostly unnamed pictures from magazines. Includes a loose certificate as pictured. Includes two pages from a ledger connected with Prescott Jewellers Bendigo. theatres, performers, music

Herbert A Leighton was an actor and Elocution teacher, known widely in the Eastern states of Australia where he performed with his wife Tracy Hamilton. However all was not as it seemed. In 1903 he was arrested in Perth after suspicions were raised when he purchased expensive jewellery and clothes for his wife. Subsequently six thousand pounds in banknotes was found under his bed. Another fellow from his theatre group was also arrested and charged with bank robbery. Leighton was charged with receiving money knowing it was stolen. Investigations by the Perth police showed that Leighton was really Norman Campbell who had been born in Gippsland. He had worked as a clerk in the Victorian Savings Bank in Melbourne and then in the same role in the Sydney Savings Bank. During this time he had amassed large sums of money by forgery, a crime he spent seven years in prison for. He then emerged as the newly minted H. A. Leighton, actor and elocution teacher in Bendigo.Large format scrapbook collated by H.A. Leighton. Contains photographs, flyers, ribbons, banners, programs, invitations, newspaper clippings, posters, promotional photos of performers between 1901 and 1904. The material includes items from theatrical performances and programs from Bendigo and other cities. Includes information about Bendigo performers including Alex J Hamilton. Includes information about performers who visited Bendigo. Many of the items overlap others. The scrapbook has a heavy brown cover with black tape binding on the spine and the corners with brown paper pages. Written on the front cover Musical & Dramatic Notes in red and black ink plus a drawing of a woman in a long dress seated on a bench. Paper items have been glued onto the pages with several loose items. Leighton CollectionH A Leighton. Fecit. 24.11.00. Bendigo. Written inside the front cover on a drawing of an artist's palette above a picture of Alex Hamilton.leighton, hamilton, amy castles, theatres, performers, music

Letter to Mr Alex J Hamilton from Frank S Wright requesting elocution lessons for the son of Mr W Baldwin of Castlemaine. Envelope addressed to Alex J Hamilton, Elocutionist, Bendigo. Envelope has two ink drawings on the front 1. A comical man in a top hat 2. A bearded man in a battered hat. The envelope has a red 1d stamp in the top right hand corner.

An embroidered cloth Legacy badge patch that was given to Junior Legatees to add to their tunics. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics, elocution and eurythmics. Boys classes also included basketball, judo, swimming and boxing. Boys classes were generally held in the suburbs and girls classes were held at Legacy House, usually Tuesdays and Fridays. Uniforms were provided free of charge. The patch was with a group of items donated by Legatee Derithe Harrison, including several certificates, a photo and a silver metal trophy.A record of the equipment given to junior legatees for their classes.Green cloth embroidered patch to be added to uniforms.junior legatee, derithe ames, girls classes, jlc

A silver trophy that was awarded to Junior Legatee Derithe Ames in 1962 for attaining the highest marks in the Senior Girls 7.30pm class in 1962. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics, elocution and eurythmics. Boys classes also included basketball, judo, swimming and boxing. Boys classes were generally held in the suburbs and girls classes were held at Legacy House, usually Tuesdays and Fridays. The trophy was with a group of items donated by Legatee Derithe Harrison, including several certificates, a photo and an embroidered patch.A record of the prizes given to junior legatees in their classes.Silver metal trophy wtih curved arms and a dark maroon base.Engraved with 'JLC 1962 Senior 7.30pm Highest Marks Derithe Ames'junior legatee, derithe ames, girls classes

Timetable for musical and elocutionary competitions held at Town Hall, Rutherglen on September 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 1913. Red paper cover."Judge: Claude Hall Esq. Melbourne" "Accompanist: Miss A. Fortune. Rutherglen"musical competitions, music, elocution competitions, elocution, rutherglen town hall

This booklet contains details of the programmes for the Warrnambool Musical and Elocutionary Competitions in 1938, the fifth annual competition of its kind. The competitions were held over five days and attracted a great number of participants with the prizewinners receiving monetary prizes donated by local businesses and businessmen. The competitions included a spelling bee and an operatic aria competition with the latter offering a prize of £10. The adjudicator for the elocution competitions was John Howlett Ross (1857-1953) a Melbourne-born journalist and a noted elocutionist at that time. From 1924 to the early 1950s John Howlett Ross was a well-known A.B.C. radio broadcaster. Today the Warrnambool Eisteddfod conducts similar competitions annually. This program is of interest as an example of the popularity of music and elocution competitions in places such as Warrnambool in the first half of the 20th century. Also the local advertisements in the booklet are of considerable help to researchers today. This is a booklet of 20 pages with a white cover with green and red printing and a black and white photograph on the back cover. The pages contain many advertisements and printed information. The booklet was stapled but the staples have been removed.music and elocution in warrnambool, john howlett ross, journalist and elocutionist, history of warrnambool