 Event |
Babes in the Wood
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| Venue |
St George's Hall, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
26 December 1885 |
| Last Date |
29 December 1885 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Also known as "The Babes". Rickards attempted a pantomime with a script by Walch. It was in competition with the lavish Williamson Garner Musgrove production at the theatre Royal next door. Rickards closed it after 3 performances and reverted to his standard variety performances. |
| Description Source |
Article |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Pantomime
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Book: Gae Anderson, Tivoli King, Life of Harry Rickards Vaudeville Showman, Allambie Press, Kensington, NSW, March 2009
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Review: St George's Hall, Fitzroy City Press, 31 December 1885, 3
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Thesis: Josephine Fantasia, Entrepreneurs, Empires and Pantomimes, Department of English, University of Sydney, The University of Sydney, March 1996
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Thesis |
Fantasia |
| Book |
Anderson, Tivoli King |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
106838 |
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