Hamlet | A Day After the Wedding

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Event Hamlet | A Day After the Wedding
Venue New Queen's Theatre (1846-1850), Adelaide, SA
First Date 17 June 1847
Last Date 22 June 1847
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The Manager, determined at any expense to procure all the available talent in the colonies, is happy to announce to his friends and patrons, that he has secured the services of the celebrated tragedian, Mr Morton King, for six nights only, who will make his first appearance on Thursday evening, June 17, 1847, upon which occasion the entertainments will commence with Shakspeare's celebrated tragedy of Hamlet. Hamlet - Mr Morton King. Song - Mrs Oliffe. Pas Seul - Madame Veilburne. Nigger Song - Mr Newson. To conclude with the laughable farce of A Day After the Wedding.
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Dance
Farce
Tragedy
Variety
Song
Minstrelsy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Morton King Actor Hamlet
George Coppin Administrator: Theatre Manager
Veilburne Dancer Pas Seul
Marie-Therese Kemble Playwright
William Shakespeare Playwright
George Coppin Publicist
Newson Singer Nigger Song
Oliffe Singer
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48543504
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 207938