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Contributor	Frank Smith
Gender	Male
Functions	Administrator, Entrepreneur, Lessee
Notes	Theatre owner, manager, producer, sports promoter. One of Sydney’s leading variety entrepreneurs of the late 19th century, Frank Smith was a prominent hotel proprietor owner who began promoting Sunday entertainments at the Sir Joseph Banks Pavilion and Pleasure Grounds (Botany) in 1878. In 1885 he converted the Haymarket Academy into the Alhambra Music Hall and the following year became the first lessee of the Royal Standard Theatre. Smith was forced out of the industry in 1893 as a result of the Depression. His latter attempts to reignite his entrepreneurial career were largely unsuccessful
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Little Cinderella and her Great Big Sister or the Lover, the Lackey and the Little Glass Slipper, Alhambra Music Hall, Haymarket, NSW, 24 December 1892 The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886
	Lessee The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Entrepreneur Little Cinderella and her Great Big Sister or the Lover, the Lackey and the Little Glass Slipper, Alhambra Music Hall, Haymarket, NSW, 24 December 1892
	Alfred Boothman - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Alfred Dampier - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Lily Dampier - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Edmund Holloway - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Harry Leston - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Julia Merton - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 W E Baker - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 J Caesar - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Rosier - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Joe Stark - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Katherine Russell - Actor An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Harry Stoneham - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 A W Tasman - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Jamieson - Actor An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 William Shakespeare - Playwright Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 Maude Walton - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Harry Barrington - Producer Little Cinderella and her Great Big Sister or the Lover, the Lackey and the Little Glass Slipper, Alhambra Music Hall, Haymarket, NSW, 24 December 1892 Carter - Actor Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Walter Hill - Actor Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 W Kinchela - Scenic Artist Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Phoebe Levy - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Hi Lung - Actor Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Annie Marsh - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Monteith - Actor Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 William Morgan - Actor Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Murray - Actor Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Lee Pang - Actor Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 William Renno - Mechanist The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Ada Rochefort - Actor Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Rosier - Actor Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Thomas Somers - Playwright Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 Stephenson - Actor The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Tasman - Actor Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886 J Thynne - Actor An English Lass, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 19 February 1887 Josephine Thynne - Actor Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Harry Whaite - Scenic Artist Little Cinderella and her Great Big Sister or the Lover, the Lackey and the Little Glass Slipper, Alhambra Music Hall, Haymarket, NSW, 24 December 1892 Williams - Actor Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887 Williams - Actor Rel, The Romany, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 5 February 1887
	Alfred Dampier Company The Wreck of the Dunbar, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 26 August 1887 Romeo and Juliet, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 12 August 1887 Voices of the Night, Royal Standard Theatre (1886-1901), Sydney, NSW, 24 July 1886
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	467203

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