 Event |
Farewell Benefit of J. C. Williamson
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| Venue |
Niblo's Garden, New York, United States of America |
| First Date |
13 January 1871 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Poster says " Through the kindness of the following Distinguished Artists, also of Messrs Theodore Moss of Wallackâs, and Jarrett & Palmer of Niblo's Garden, the Beneficiare is enabled to present a Bill of UNEQUALLED ATTRACTION! " This implies that J. C. Williamson was the presenter or convener of the show. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Drama
Song
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Further Information |
Benefit Concert for J. C. Williamson in which he appeared in The Irish Migrant. Emma Howson also appeared in a singing role - she had previously been performing in Tasmania as part the Howson Family in the 1860s. Other performers have not been able to be identified as being Australian and so have not been included int eh contributor list in this AusStage event .
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Poster |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia, digitised on Trove |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
154078 |
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