 Event |
Drink
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| Venue |
Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
18 February 1888 |
| Last Date |
16 March 1888 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
On the 18th the production of 'Drink' was mounted. This was adapted by Charles Reade (1814-1884) from Emile Zola's 'L'Assommoir'. Leading English actor Charles Warner, fresh from a recent London revival, led the cast.
"Mr Warner's Coupeau must be seen to be appreciated, and once seen will never be erased from the memory." (Table Talk)
"In the four first acts this gentleman is easy, natural, and quietly effective, without effort, but there is nothing, except, perhaps, the love making scene, and that in which he plays with his little child during the dinner hour, to differentiate the repres |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
Theatre in Melbourne 1888, http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~melbear/homepage.htm |
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| Event Identifier |
104074 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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