Event |
Grand Opening Night
|
Venue |
Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW |
First Date |
19 December 1896 |
Opening Date |
19 December 1896 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
GRAND OPENING NIGHT. THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING, OF THE PALACE THEATRE COMPANY. Mr. PHIL. W. GOATCHER will have the honor of presenting to the Sydney public a BRILLIANT COMBINATION OF ARTISTS, gathered from all parts of the world. |
Primary Genre |
Other
|
Secondary Genre |
Vaudeville
Variety
|
Contributors |
Name |
Function |
Notes |
Harrie Skinner
|
Administrator
|
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R G Knowles
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Comedian
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comedian and patter vocalist
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Clotilde Antonio
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Contortionist
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Does some wonderful things upside down, including contortionist feats, dancing on her hands, and playing the violin with her legs in the air, her sole support being an iron stand gripped with the teeth.
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Philip W Goatcher
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Lessee
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Lottie Moore
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Performer
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Mr. A. BELLMAN and Miss LOTTIE MOORE
Give a sketch the most pleasing features of which are the introduced singing of the former and the peculiarly clever dancing of the latter.
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Henry Lee
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Quick-change Performer
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artist in impersonation and acting. He has the histrionic and mimetic gifts strongly pronounced
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Further Information |
Clash between Arthur Garner and Phil Goatcher over who had the right to present these artists and regarding management of the Palace Theatre. Dispute ended up in Court.
|
Event Status |
Completed
|
Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Newspaper |
Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Saturday 19 December 1896 |
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Event Identifier
| 106580 |
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