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Event

Fremantle Lunatic Asylum Entertainment

Venue

Fremantle Lunatic Asylum, Fremantle, WA

First Date

March 1888

Opening Date

March 1888

Last Date

March 1888

Dates Estimated

Yes

Status

Amateur

World Premiere

Description

Variety entertainment presented by Messrs Farmer and Imray, Fremantle, in the dining-room in the female section of the Asylum. No details of the programme or contributors other than Imray and Farmer, but precedent suggests that the performers were most likely Fremantle amateurs.

Description Source

Article

Primary Genre

Other

Secondary Genre

Variety

Subjects

Charities
Inmates
Mental Illness

Organisations

Farmer and Imray, Presenting Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
William Farmer	Presenter
F Imray	Presenter

Resources

The Fremantle Lunatic Asylum, The West Australian, 27 March 1888, 3

THE FREMANTLE LUNATIC ASYLUM. To Messrs. Farmer and Imray, of Fremantle, I am indebted for a very excellent variety entertainment which they were good enough to organise and carry out most successfully, and I trust that when it becomes practicable to make the necessary additions to the Asylum, a large hall for concerts and similar entertainments may be included in the plan. At present the only available room is the dining room on female side: it is quite unsuitable to the purpose, and cannot be used without much inconvenience.

Article: The Fremantle Lunatic Asylum, The West Australian, 27 March 1888, 3

Production Nationality

Australia

Further Information

The Superintendent, who wrote the article, expressed hope for a 'large hall for concerts and similar entertainments' to be included in plans for additions to the Asylum.

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Newspaper	West Australian 27 Mar 1888, 3

Event Identifier

140724

Dataset

AusStage