Ashton's Royal Arena

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Event Ashton's Royal Arena
Venue The Maitland Hotel, West Maitland, NSW
First Date 30 September 1854
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Ashton performs in: Triple horse act, The Wild Indian, A Dance of All Nations, and the tension cord. First night of Mr. Croft on the Roman Pillar. On this particular occasion Mr. Saville of the Theatre Royal Melbourne will sing The Ship on Fire and Black Bess.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Circus
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Faning Band Master
Croft Circus Style Performer
Howe Clown
T H Chappelle Compere ring master
W Hingler Equestrienne
Isabella Irwin Equestrienne
Mungo Mungo Equestrienne Tight rope walker
Saville Singer
Croft Tight-rope Walker
James Ashton Tour Manager Equestrian, proprieter
C Mathews Writer
Works
Further Information Benefit of Ashton.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Maitland Mercury (30/09/1854)
Mapping Hunter Project
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 88328