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The Empire advises its readers that it will relocate to a new office, 'near the corner of Pitt and King streets, almost opposite Mr Moffitt's, bookseller', as of 21 December 1868.

A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 27 December 1868. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.)

The evening's program begins with a production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.

A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House 'morning performance' of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 2 January 1869. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.)

The advertisement states the doors will open at '2 o'clock' and 'children and schools' will be admitted at 'half-price to all parts of the house'.

An advertisement for 'a new intercolonial-magazine and review', the Anglo-Colonial Magazine. The magazine is to have 'the features of a first-class monthly periodical, furnished by the best writers', a 'compendium of the latest intelligence from all parts of the British dependencies', and 'a serial story by Thomas Hood, Esq'.

The Empire advises its readers that it will relocate to a new office, 'near the corner of Pitt and King streets, almost opposite Mr Moffitt's, bookseller', as of 21 December 1868.

A review of the 26 December 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies. John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game, performed on the same night, is mentioned very briefly.

The Empire notes the re-opening of the Royal Victoria Theatre, on Boxing Day night, under the management of Mr Lionel Harding.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention, among other things, to: the contretemps between Robert McIntosh Isaacs and Henry Parkes (including the former's classical education and the latter's lack thereof), and the Christmas season.

John Dunmore Lang gives an account of his behaviour 'during the recent Parliamentary crisis'.

The Empire comments briefly on 'the new periodical of first-class character', the Anglo-Colonial Magazine.