Fremantle Lunatic Asylum Entertainment

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Event Fremantle Lunatic Asylum Entertainment
Venue Fremantle Lunatic Asylum, Fremantle, WA
First Date 2 November 1898
Opening Date 2 November 1898
Last Date 2 November 1898
Dates Estimated No
Status Community
World Premiere No
Description Afternoon entertainment for inmates of the Asylum by members of the Martyn Hagan - Lucy Fraser variety and pantomime company, ex Sydney.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Music
Sketch Comedy
Song
Acrobatics
Club Swinging
Subjects Charities
Inmates
Mental Illness
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Denis Carney Actor
Joe Cowan Actor
Lucy Fraser Actor
Martyn Hagan Actor-Manager
Rosa Lee Club Swinger
Canon Sweeting MC
Hilda Hawkins Musician
Florrie Richards Musician
W O Mason Producer
Feltham Singer
Con Glasson Singer
Harkin Singer
R Hatchett Singer
Nella Hunting Singer
Leroi Singer
Daphne O'Hara Singer
Sophia Saunders Singer
Smith Singer
Dora Taylor Singer
Julia Thorpe Singer
Resources
  • Article:  Concert at the Lunatic Asylum, The West Australian, 3 November 1898, 4
Further Information W. O. Mason organised numerous performances for inmates of the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum, and for other charitable organisations in Fremantle. According to the West Australian reviewer, the Hagan - Fraser Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Perth, was the first professional pantomime performed in WA.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper West Australian 3 November 1898, 4
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 140854