Event |
1776
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Venue |
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
First Date |
26 June 1971 |
Opening Date |
26 June 1971 |
Last Date |
1971 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Part of a Tour |
Yes |
Description |
A single setting representing the Chamber and an Anteroom of the Continental Conaress. a Mall. High Street. and Thomas Jefferson's
Room, in Philadelphia; and certain reaches of John Adams' mind. |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
Secondary Genre |
Musical
|
Subjects |
Political
|
Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Programme:  1776, Flinders University, Library Special Collections, 26 June 1971
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Review:  Geoffrey Hutton, Pungent politics of nation's birth, The Age, 28 June 1971, 2
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Review:  Gerald Mayhead, The Herald, 28 June 1971, 0
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Review:  The Sun News-Pictorial, 28 June 1971, 41
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Works |
|
Text Nationality |
United States of America
|
Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Further Information |
The programme contains brief biographies.
Opening night attended by the then Australian Prime Minister Sire Robert Menzies and his wife Dame Pattie
|
Event Status |
Completed
|
Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
Programme |
Flinders University Library Special Collections Theatre Programmes 1971(2) |
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Event Identifier
| 70378 |
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