Event |
H.M.S. Pinafore
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Venue |
Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW |
First Date |
15 November 1879 |
Last Date |
24 December 1879 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Mr. SAMUEL LAZAR, has much pleasure in announcing, as THE SECOND GRAND PRODUCTION of the WILLIAMSON SEASON, GILBERT and SULLIVAN'S WORLD-FAMED OPERATIC SATIRE H.M.S. PINAFORE.
This being the FIRST AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATION,in Australia, every care has been taken to place it before the public with the MOST PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
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Description Source |
Advertisement |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Operetta
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
Name |
Function |
Notes |
B Coleman
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Actor and Singer
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Bob Becket, Carpenter's Mate
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Constance Deorwyn
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Actor and Singer
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Cousin Hebe, Sir Joseph's First Cousin
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Maggie Moore
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Actor and Singer
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Josephine, The Captain's Daughter
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T Rainford
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Actor and Singer
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Dick Deadeye, Able Seaman
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Vernon Reid
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Actor and Singer
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Ralph[32] Rackstraw, Able Seaman
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James South
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Actor and Singer
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Captain Corcoran, Commander of H.M.S. Pinafore
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Marie St Clair
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Actor and Singer
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Mrs. Cripps (Little Buttercup), A Portsmouth Bumboat Woman
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James Cassius Williamson
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Actor-manager
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The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty
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Arthur Garner
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Adminstrator, Business Manager
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William Schwenck Gilbert
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Book and Lyrics
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Arthur Seymour Sullivan
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Composer
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James Cassius Williamson
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Entrepreneur
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Henry H Vincent
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Mechanist
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Paolo Giorza
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Musical Director
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James Burns
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Properties Master
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William John Wilson
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Scenic Artist
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B N Jones
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Stage Manager
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Resources |
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Advertisement:  Advertising Amusements, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 November 1879, 2
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Book:  Ian Bevan, The Story of the Theatre Royal, Currency Press Pty Ltd, Paddington, NSW, 1993
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Pamphlet:  Claude Kingston, J. C. Williamson Limited (1910-1979), Souvenir of Her Majesty's Theatre, 1887-1933, Peerless Press, National Library of Australia, 1933
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
England
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Williamson's first G & S production in Australia.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Brochure |
Souvenir of Her Majesty's Theatre 1887-1933 |
Book |
Bevan |
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Event Identifier
| 106847 |
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