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This silk programme was printed for the Grand Opening Night of the Olympia Theatre Newcastle, 25th August 1902, with a programme transerred from the Empire Theatre. There were 13 items on the bill, including the Overture Yelva by Reissiger, followed by Norah Emerald, comedienne and dancer; American Bioscope with pictures of the arrival of the Boer Generals at Southampton; Joe Almasio, Novel, Musical and Acrobatic Juggler; Ike Scott and Son, Eccentric Comedians; Donaldson Bros. and Ardel, Zoological Comedy; Selections from Lohengrin by Wagner; Charles Pastor the Laughing Comedian; Great Everhart, the Marvellous Manipulator of Hoops; Flo D'Orville, Comedienne and Dancer; George Lashwood, the Popular Comedian; Darnley Bros., the Popular Comedians, and finally Josh Dixon, the New Eccentric Comedian. There were 13 items of entertainment on offer for the opening of the Newscastle Empire starting with an Overture from Maritana by Wallace, followed by Miss Louise de Leau, The Charming and Accomplished Balladist; Professor Thornbury, Lightning Chromographist, Mimic and Ventriloquist; Miss Agnes Hazel, Serio-Comedienne; Edgar Wilson, The Eminent Baritone Vocalist; The Haytors, Anglo-American Grotesques; Mdlle. Aimee Desiree in her original entertainment Mystia; G.W. Hunter, The Popular Comic Vocalist and Dancer; Don Juan a Caceido, The Marvel of Columbia - The Wire King; Peggy Pryde, England's Greatest Characteristic Vocalist and Dancer; Major Newell, The Skatorial Phenomenon; Sisters Cavendish, Duettists and Dancers and Pat Cashan, Irish Comedian. The programme also list the acts for the following week which included Joseph Darby, Celebrated Jumper; T. .Barrett, The Nobleman's Son; James Taylor and Ada Alexander's Company, and Michael Nolan, Sells and Young etc.