Chinese Theatricals

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Event Chinese Theatricals
Venue Ironbark Chinese Encampment, Bendigo, VIC
First Date 21 July 1859
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description We paid a visit on Thursday night to the Joss House which the Chinese at the encampment near the lower end of Ironbark Gully, have just erected. A prayer was conducted. On one side of the temple sat the orchestra which comprised of two individuals with a hautboy or reed, another with a Chinese drum, a fourth with a gong and a fifth with a pair of cracked symbols.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Music
Religious
Ceremony
Chinese Opera
Subjects China
Religion
Resources
Text Nationality China
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Chinese Productions
Newspaper
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 158497