Event |
The Doctor of Alcantara
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Venue |
Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW |
First Date |
26 December 1879 |
Last Date |
9 January 1880 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Kelly and Leon presented a three part program. Part 1 was a traditional minstrel presentation with a circle of all performers (with end men) presenting a variety of numbers; Part 2 was a special act or small comic piece; Part 3 was a complete comic opera suited to the talents of Kelly and Leon |
Description Source |
Advertisement |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Operetta
Minstrelsy
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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 |
United States of America
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Arguably the first American musical. Predates the Black Crook by 4 years. see
http://operetta-research-center.org/first-american-musical-doctor-alcantara-1862/
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Newspaper |
Advertising (1879, December 27). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13449635 |
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Event Identifier
| 154353 |
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