Event |
For £60,000
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Venue |
Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC |
First Date |
28 November 1874 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Part of a Tour |
Yes |
Description |
An adventurer falls in love with a young lady's fortune, and after the fashion of a medieval chieftan, he seizes her and carries her off into the depths of the forest, where he endeavours to compel her to marry him, and nearly succeeds by threatening violence to her lover. |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Melodrama
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Saturday, November 28, 1874, The Argus, 28 November 1874, 6, 7
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Review:  Opera-House, Miss Benbow's Play of "For £60,000', The Argus, 30 November 1874, 5
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Article also mentions success at Sandhurst. The operetta of The Waterman preceeded the drama
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Newspaper |
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Event Identifier
| 117573 |
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