 Event |
H.M.S. Pinafore
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| Venue |
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
3 May 1879 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
At the School of Arts Kelly and Leon's Minstrels will produce, this evening, "H.M.S. Pinafore," a skit upon the English Admiralty, the words of which were written by Mr. W. S. Gilbert, and the music by Mr Arthur Sullivan. It has been enormously successful in England, and it is said that in America over 300 companies are now performing it with profit to their exchequers. This will be its first production in the colonies. |
| Description Source |
Article |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Operetta
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
United States of America
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
AMUSEMENTS. (1879, May 3). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved March 31, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13433839 |
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| Event Identifier
| 144585 |
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