The Banvards; Invisible Wire Act

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Event The Banvards; Invisible Wire Act
Venue Tivoli Theatre, Coolgardie, WA
First Date 24 June 1897
Opening Date 24 June 1897
Last Date 28 June 1897
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description E. Banvard jun. 'elicited loud applause' in the invisible wire act.
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Comedy
Dance
Variety
Song
Acrobatics
Aerialism
Benefit Performance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Edward Banvard Acrobat
J F Williams Comedian
Emmie Smith Singer
Julia Cleveland Singer: Contralto
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The performance on 25 June 1897 was a joint benefit to Julia Cleveland, Emmie Smith and J. F. Williams.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Coolgardie Miner 24 Jun. 1897, vol 3, no. 792, p.2; 25 Jun. 1897, vol 3, no. 793, p.4; 25 Jun. 1897, vol 3, no. 793, p.2; 29 Jun. 1897, vol 3, no. 796, p.5
WA Goldfields Project
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 100750