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Contributor	Edward Geoghegan
Gender	Male
Nationality	Irish
Date of Birth	1813
Date of Death	1869
Functions	Librettist, Playwright
Notes	Sentenced to transportation in Dublin 6 June 1839. Served seven year sentence in Sydney. Died Singleton, NSW.
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Toorak Uniting Church, Toorak, VIC, 21 October 1982 The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Monash University, English Drama Studio, Clayton, VIC, 15 October 1982 The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 23 March 1978 The Currency Lass, Twelfth Night Theatre, Bowen Hills, QLD, 13 July 1977 The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871 A Trip to Geelong, Haymarket Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 19 October 1863 A Trip to Geelong, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 16 July 1861 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 28 August 1860 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 6 April 1858 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 17 March 1858 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 8 February 1858 Lafitte the Pirate , or The Ocean Scourge, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 24 November 1845 True Love or, The Interlude Interrupted, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 23 June 1845 The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Captain Kyd , or The Rover of the Seas, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1845 A Christmas Carol , or Visions of the Past, Present and Future, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1845 The Last Days of Pompeii , or Nydia the Blind Girl, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1844 The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 27 May 1844 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1844 Ravenswood , or The Bride of Lammermoor, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1843
	Playwright The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 The Currency Lass, Twelfth Night Theatre, Bowen Hills, QLD, 13 July 1977 The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871 A Trip to Geelong, Haymarket Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 19 October 1863 A Trip to Geelong, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 16 July 1861 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 28 August 1860 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 6 April 1858 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 17 March 1858 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 8 February 1858 Lafitte the Pirate , or The Ocean Scourge, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 24 November 1845 True Love or, The Interlude Interrupted, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 23 June 1845 The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Captain Kyd , or The Rover of the Seas, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 3 April 1845 A Christmas Carol , or Visions of the Past, Present and Future, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1845 The Last Days of Pompeii , or Nydia the Blind Girl, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 29 July 1844 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1844 Ravenswood , or The Bride of Lammermoor, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1843 Librettist The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Toorak Uniting Church, Toorak, VIC, 21 October 1982 The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Monash University, English Drama Studio, Clayton, VIC, 15 October 1982 The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 23 March 1978 The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 27 May 1844
	James Simmonds - Actor-Manager, Lessee A Trip to Geelong, Haymarket Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 19 October 1863 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 6 April 1858 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 17 March 1858 The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 8 February 1858 Dennis Davison - Adaptor, Director The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Toorak Uniting Church, Toorak, VIC, 21 October 1982 The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Monash University, English Drama Studio, Clayton, VIC, 15 October 1982 Francis Nesbitt - Actor, Writer The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 6 May 1844 Ravenswood , or The Bride of Lammermoor, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 13 February 1843 R Stewart - Actor A Trip to Geelong, Haymarket Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 19 October 1863 A Trip to Geelong, Princess's Theatre and Opera House (1857-1886), Melbourne, VIC, 16 July 1861 Bernadette Alam - Musician The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Gaye Anderson - Actor The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Anne Bannon - Actor The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 J J Bartlett - Actor The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871 Eleanor Carey - Actor The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871 Laurence Clifford - Actor The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 Collins - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Samuel Colville - Lessee The Hibernian Father, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 28 August 1860 David Copping - Designer The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Henry Deering - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Barbara Dennis - Actor The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 Charles Dickens - Author A Christmas Carol , or Visions of the Past, Present and Future, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 3 March 1845 H N Douglas - Actor The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871 Nat Douglass - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Kathleen Edgar - Actor The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 Lionel Farrell - Actor The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 Fenton - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Robert Gavin - Musical Director The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 Gibbs - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 John Gordon Griffiths - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Daniel Grove - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Martin Harris - Actor The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Edward Hepple - Actor The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 W James - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Charles Jones - Actor The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871 Maurice Jones - Designer The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 Egil Kipste - Director The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 Beverley Kirk - Actor The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Louise - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Robin Lovejoy - Director The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Ian Mackellar - Actor The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 Melinda Marcellos - Actor The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 John McCallum - Dramaturg/e The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 Jenny McNae - Actor The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 John Milson - Director The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 Stuart O'Brien - Actor The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871 Eliza O'Flaherty - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Linda Parker - Musician The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Roland Paver - Actor The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 Michelle Pettigrove - Actor The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 Rainford - Actor The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871 Riley - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Justine Saunders - Actor The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 Saville - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Michael Scott-Mitchell - Costume Designer, Set Designer The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 George Simes - Actor The Royal Masquer , or The Flower of Clyde, Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW, 12 May 1845 Frank Stinton - Actor The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 Carmen Tanti - Actor The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 Ross Thompson - Actor The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Anthony Thurbon - Actor The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Michael Turkich - Actor The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 J J Welsh - Actor The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871 Charles Young - Actor The Hibernian Father, or Love and Honour and the Warden of Galway, Prince of Wales Theatre (1863-1872), Sydney, NSW, 22 May 1871
	Studio Players The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Toorak Uniting Church, Toorak, VIC, 21 October 1982 The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, Monash University, English Drama Studio, Clayton, VIC, 15 October 1982 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 NIDA The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 Q Theatre Company The Currency Lass, Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW, 22 August 1989 The Hole in the Wall Theatre Company The Currency Lass, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA, 14 February 1976 The University of NSW, Drama Foundation The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966 University of New South Wales The Currency Lass, Jane Street Theatre (1966-1981), Randwick, NSW, 1 October 1966
Resources	Book: Gay Lynch, Apocryphal and Literary Influences on Galway Diasporic History, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010 Conference Paper: Gay Lynch, Janette Pelosi, Lost and Found. Reinstating Playwright Edward Geoghegan (1813 - 1869) and his Most Controversial Play, The Hibernian Father (1844), Language and Power in the Celtic World: Papers from the Seventh Australian Conference of Celtic Studies, 2011, 181-203 Playscript: Edward Geoghegan, The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, State Records NSW Playscript: Edward Geoghegan, The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library
Works	A Trip to Geelong Lafitte the Pirate Ravenswood The Currency Lass The Hibernian Father The Jew of Dresden The Royal Masquer True Love
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	225212

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