The Banvards and Star Variety Company; Circus Dick

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Event The Banvards and Star Variety Company; Circus Dick
Venue Tivoli Theatre, Coolgardie, WA
First Date 17 July 1897
Opening Date 17 July 1897
Last Date 23 July 1897
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The trapeze act by the youngest Banvards was the best event of the programme. The lime light for the club ballet seems never to come on at the right moment. Special reference must be made to the song and dance turn of Miss Nellie Marshall and Miss Florrie Banvard. Contralto Miss Hilda Harman is an acquisition to the company. The programme concluded with a farce: Circus Dick.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Dance
Farce
Variety
Song
Aerialism
Athletics
Minstrelsy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bert Banvard Aerialist
Syd Banvard Aerialist
William Banvard Aerialist
William Banvard Aerialist
Florrie Banvard Dancer
Nellie Marshall Dancer
Florrie Banvard Singer
Nellie Marshall Singer
Hilda Harman Singer: Contralto
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The performance on 21 July was under patronage of Coolgardie's Civil Service Staff; that of 22 July 1897 was under patronage of Coolgardie's Associated Football Clubs.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
WA Goldfields Project
Newspaper Coolgardie Miner 17 Jul. 1897, vol 4, no.812, p.2; 19 Jul. 1897, vol.4, no.813, p.6; 21 Jul. 1897, vol 4, no.815, p.4; 23 Jul. 1897, vol 4, no. 816, p.5
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 100949