 Event |
Shocking Events; The Rifle Brigade; Bombastes Furioso;
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| Venue |
Mechanics' Institute Hall, Perth, WA |
| First Date |
10 October 1855 |
| Opening Date |
10 December 1855 |
| Last Date |
12 October 1855 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The first night performance was "flat" due to the "fastidiousness" of the audience, but the second night audience was "determined not to rate the abilities of the unpretending amateur with those of the professional actor." Mr. Elwes made a "liberal contribution in aid of the funds of the corps." Without Mr. Hillman's "unremitting attention" the plays would "never have been produced in the proper manner if produced at all." |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Farce
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
No cast members except Scholl were named in review. Scholl's curtain speech was reported.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| WA Colonial |
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| Newspaper |
Inquirer and Commercial News 12 Sept. 1855; 17 Oct. 1855 |
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| Event Identifier |
89269 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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