The Stranger / The Married Bachelor

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Event The Stranger / The Married Bachelor
Venue Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS
First Date 24 December 1833
Last Date 7 January 1834
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description MR. S. CAMERON begs to announce to the gentry and inhabitants of Hobart Town and its vicinity, that This Evening, the 24th instant, has been fixed upon for opening the THEATRE, on which occasion will be presented Kotzebue's celebrated play of THE STRANGER, After which, a Comic Hornpipe by Mr. Lewis, and Mrs. Cameron will sing the celebrated song of the "Swiss Toy Girl." To conclude with the laughable farce of THE MARRIED BACHELOR
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Farce
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Brown Actor Countess Winterstein, Lady Courtall
Fenton Actor Francis, Sir Charles Courtall
Jacobs Actor Solomon, Tobias, Sharpe
Jordan Actor Count Winterstein, Labroche
Thomas Lewis Actor Peter, Hornpipe Dancer, John
Taylor Actor Baron Steinfort
Cordelia Cameron Actor and Singer Mrs Haller, Singer, Grace
Maria Taylor Actor and Singer Charlotte
Samson Cameron Actor-Manager The Stranger
Thomas Lewis Ballet Master/Mistress
George Peck Orchestral Leader
August von Kotzebue Playwright
Taylor Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Germany
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information First theatrical performance in Tasmania.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Irvin, Eric, 1985, Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914 / Eric Irvin Hale & Iremonger, Sydney
Newspaper Advertising (1833, December 24). Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 - 1857), p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8647325
Event Identifier 121205
Dataset AusStage