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Event

Fortune's Frolic

Venue

Saloon of the Royal Hotel (1832-1840), Sydney, NSW

First Date

31 December 1832

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Description

Fortune's Frolic was introduced on Monday evening, and received with unbounded applause. The principal characters were ably sustained by Messrs Meredith, Buckingham, Knowles, Tale, Mrs. Love and Mrs. Weston.

Description Source

Reviewer's Opinion

Primary Genre

Theatre - Spoken Word

Secondary Genre

Farce

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Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
George Buckingham	Actor	Snacks
Conrad Knowles	Actor	Rattle
Love	Actor	Dolly
John Meredith	Actor	Robin Roughhead
Vale	Actor	Frank
Frances Weston	Actor	Margery
John Till Allingham	Playwright

Resources

Works

Fortune's Frolic

Text Nationality

England

Production Nationality

Australia

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Book	Irvin, Theatre Comes to Australia

Event Identifier

146331

Dataset

AusStage