Society, followed by an after-piece

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Event Society, followed by an after-piece
Venue Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 14 December 1872
Last Date 24 December 1872
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The entertainment provided for playgoers at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night consisted of a comedy by Robertson and comic songs by Rickards. "Society" and "Rorty Tom" were placed upon the boards together. We have already expressed our opinion of Mr. Rickards, He is a clever comic vocalist, and in his proper place is to be admired. His proper place, however, is a concert-hall, not the stage of the leading theatre in the colonies. That class of amusement of which Mr. Harry Rickards may be taken as the Australian manifestation, is admitted to be now ruining the English drama. It prevents the education of actors, it lowers acting as a profession, and it is itself one of the lowest and vulgarest forms of dramatic art. At the same time "Rorty Tom" and " Artful Joe" draw money, and so, of course, thero is nothing more to be said.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Variety
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
George Coppin Actor Lord Ptarmigant
George Coppin Entrepreneur
Carrie Rickards Singer: Comic
Harry Rickards Singer: Comic
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Anderson, Tivoli King
Newspaper The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Monday 16 December 1872, p4
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 106694