 Event |
Dragon Festival Ball
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| Venue |
The Trocadero, Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
21 July 1938 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A forty-foot dragon, a highlight in the Chinese community's Centenary celebrations, lent a colourful note to the Chinese Dragon Festival at the Trocadero. Fourteen Chinese boys and girls clad in ceremonial costume, formed a guard of honor for the Chinese Consul-General and Madam Pao. Proceeds will help to equip an ambulance unit for the Chinese war zone. |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
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C J Pao
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Chinese Consul-General
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| Resources |
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| Further Information |
For more extensive guest list and details, see: The Daily Telegraph, 22 July 1938, p. 12, digitised on Trove, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page27235586
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
The Labor Daily, 22 July 1938, p. 5, digitised on Trove |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
167809 |
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