W. H. Speed's World's Novelty Company; What Have I Struck?

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Event W. H. Speed's World's Novelty Company; What Have I Struck?
Venue Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA
First Date 22 February 1897
Opening Date 22 February 1897
Last Date 23 February 1897
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "The entertainment included W. H. Speed's jubilee songs; Mrs Speed's recital of Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight. Nellie Marshall's serio-comic songs and skirt dances; and ended with a farce, What Have I Struck?"
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Comedy
Dance
Farce
Recital
Variety
Song
Elocution
Minstrelsy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
J F Williams Comedian
Cissie Marshall Dancer
Cissie Marshall Dancer
W H Speed Elocutionist
W H Speed Minstrel
Ted Herbert Singer
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Admission prices reduced 'owing to the depression in trade.'
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
WA Goldfields Project
Newspaper Coolgardie Miner 22 Feb. 1897 vol.3, no.689, p.2 and 4; 23 Feb. 1897 vol.3, no.689, pp. 2 and 4
Event Identifier 91893
Dataset AusStage