Musical Melange

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Event Musical Melange
Venue Clown Hotel, Sydney, NSW
First Date 28 October 1844
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description GEORGE SKINNER respectfully intimates to his friends and the public generally, that having succeeded in taking the above Extensive and Attractive Establishment, it is his intention to produce a SERIES OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL
MUSICAL MELANGES,
Aided by numerous professional and amateur
performers.
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Music Hall
Contributors
Name Function Notes
George Skinner Entrepreneur
Further Information George Skinner came to Sydney from the rural community of Cowpasture, near Camden, to take over from George Coppin, as licensee of the Clown Hotel, in Pitt-street, in 1844. Following Coppin's example (probably, indeed, still with his participation), and employing some of the same performers, Skinner continued for the first weeks of his new management to present musical entertainments, including b
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Advertising (1844, October 28). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 1 (Supplement to the Sydney Morning Herald). Retrieved October 18, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28650217
Event Identifier 153057
Dataset AusStage