Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China

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Event Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China
Venue Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW
First Date 10 January 1880
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Part 1 traditional minstelsy; Part 2 Olio including "The Belle of Manly Beach" sketch for Leon and a "Negro Farce"; Part 3 "Ching Chow Hi"
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Operetta
Minstrelsy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
William A Ball Actor and Singer Ko-Ki-Ri-Ko
Bolton Actor and Singer Hi-Ki-Ki-Hi
James Clarke Actor and Singer Bow-Wou-er-y
Dave Gardner Actor and Singer End Man
George Gardner Actor and Singer End Man
Charles Holly Actor and Singer End Man
Tom Holt Actor and Singer Ko-Fi-Hi-Ki
Edwin Kelly Actor and Singer Fe-Ni-Han
Francis Leon Actor and Singer Fe-An-Nich-Ton / The Belle of Manly Beach
Edwin Lester Actor and Singer Ke-Ki-Ka-Ko / End Man
Vernon Reid Actor and Singer
Simmons Actor and Singer Hi-Pe-Kin
William Stewart Actor and Singer
Edmond Thomas Actor and Singer
Emma Wangenheim Actor and Singer
Jacques Offenbach Composer
Edwin Kelly Entrepreneur
Francis Leon Entrepreneur
William Brough Librettist
Works
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Irvin, Eric, 1985, Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914 / Eric Irvin Hale & Iremonger, Sydney
Newspaper Advertising (1880, January 10). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13450135
Event Identifier 89143
Dataset AusStage