Event |
Chu Chin Chow
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Venue |
His Majesty's Theatre , Haymarket, London, England |
First Date |
31 August 1916 |
Opening Date |
31 August 1921 |
Last Date |
22 July 1921 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
A musical tale of the East.
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Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Musical
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  John Thomson, Will "The Freak" follow Chu Chin Chow onto the musical Stages of Australia?, National Library of Australia News, July 2004
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Article:  The Athenaeum, September 1916, 445
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Article:  The Era, 22 May 1917, 11
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Article:  The Era, 25 April 1917, 0
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Article:  The Era, 26 February 1919, 13
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Article:  The Era, 5 September 1917, 0
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Article:  The Era, 6 September 1916, 0
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Article:  The Sketch, 12 September 1917, xii
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Article:  The Sketch, 27 November 1918, 266
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Article:  The Sketch, 27 September 1916, 3
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Article:  The Sketch, 31 January 1917, 0
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Article:  The Sketch, 7 February 1917, 2
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Article:  The Stage, 25 May 1918, 12
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Article:  The Stage, 6 September 1917, 13
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Article:  The Times, 1 September 1920, 8
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Article:  The Times, 17 October 1919, 10
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Article:  The Times, 23 July 1921, 8
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Article:  The World, 21 November 1916, 867
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Article:  The World, 4 September 1917, 231
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Artwork:  Percy Anderson, Costume design for Mahbubah, Chu Chin Chow, National Library of Australia, 1916
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Artwork:  Percy Anderson, Costume design for two green chair carriers, Chu Chin Chow, National Library of Australia, 1916
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Book:  Veronica Kelly, The Empire Actors: Stars of Australian Costume Drama, 1890s - 1920s, Currency House, 2010, 212pp
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Review:  The Illustrated London News, 9 September 1916, 316
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Review:  The Sketch, 6 September 1916, 202
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Review:  The Stage, 7 September 1916, 18
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Review:  The Times, 1 September 1916, 9
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Review:  The World, 5 September 1916, 579
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
England
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Production Nationality |
England
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Further Information |
This production ran 2235 performances - the longest running production in London until Salad Days in the 1960s.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
Programme |
Theatre Programmes Collection. State Library of Victoria |
Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
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Event Identifier
| 62095 |
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