The Banvards; The New Vaudeville Company

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Event The Banvards; The New Vaudeville Company
Venue Royal Cremorne Theatre, Coolgardie, WA
First Date 24 May 1897
Opening Date 24 May 1897
Last Date 26 May 1897
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "The Banvard 'Family' individually, collectively, in triplets, or in pairs, are good; they can sing, they can all dance, while in ground and lofty tumbling, as trapezists and in general acrobatics, they are par excellence. They range from Banvard pere to a mite of seven or eight, and even this end of the family can go through a turn on the trapeze like an athlete, can dance correctly, sing like a cherub, and act with a vein of comedy that would shame on oldster."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Dance
Impersonation
Variety
Song
Acrobatics
Aerialism
Comic Song
Cross-Dress
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bert Banvard Acrobat
Edward Banvard Acrobat
Florrie Banvard Acrobat
Syd Banvard Acrobat
Walter Banvard Acrobat
William Banvard Acrobat
J F Williams Comedian
Julia Cleveland Singer
Nellie Marshall Singer
Emmie Smith Singer
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information On 25 May 1897, Banvard announced that half the proceeds from the nights played in the following week would be donated to local charitable organisations.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
WA Goldfields Project
Newspaper Coolgardie Miner 24 May 1897 vol.3, no.765, p.2; 25 May 1897 vol.3, no.766, pp.2 and 5; 26 May 1897 vol.3, no.767, pp.2 and 4
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 93542