Theatrical Benefit Concert

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Event Theatrical Benefit Concert
Venue Pultney Hotel, Sydney, NSW
First Date 18 April 1834
Last Date 22 April 1834
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A THEATRICAL BENEFIT CONCERT WILL HE GIVEN AT THE PULTENEY HOTEL,TO-MORROW EVENING, Tuesday, the
22d of April, 1834, when will be performed a number or CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, SONGS, &c, by Mesdames Taylor, Jones, Meredith, Downes, and Messrs. Knowles, Meredith, Braham, Buckingham, Grose, and Taylor, late of the Sydney Theatre, assisted by several amateurs. Mr. Cavendish will preside at the PianoForte.
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Concert
Benefit Performance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Braham Actor and Singer
George Buckingham Actor and Singer
Downes Actor and Singer
Daniel Grove Actor and Singer
Harriett Jones Actor and Singer
Conrad Knowles Actor and Singer
Amelia Meredith Actor and Singer
John Meredith Actor and Singer
Taylor Actor and Singer
Maria Taylor Actor and Singer
John Meredith Entrepreneur
William Cavendish Musical Director
Resources
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information There was a series of 3-4 Concerts presented at the Pulteney Hotel organised by Meredith as Levey has refused the actors benefits at the end of the first Theatre Royal season.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Advertising (1834, April 21). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), p. 3. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12849143
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 152090