The Doctor of Alcantara

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Event The Doctor of Alcantara
Venue Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW
First Date 26 December 1879
Last Date 9 January 1880
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Kelly and Leon presented a three part program. Part 1 was a traditional minstrel presentation with a circle of all performers (with end men) presenting a variety of numbers; Part 2 was a special act or small comic piece; Part 3 was a complete comic opera suited to the talents of Kelly and Leon
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Operetta
Minstrelsy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
William A Ball Actor and Singer Don Pomposo
Nellie Cousins Actor and Singer
Tom Holt Actor and Singer Sancho
Edwin Kelly Actor and Singer Doctor Paracelsus
Francis Leon Actor and Singer Inez
Edwin Lester Actor and Singer Senor Balthazar
Edith Pender Actor and Singer Donna Lucrezia
Vernon Reid Actor and Singer Carlos
Maggie Rogers Actor and Singer
Edmond Thomas Actor and Singer Perez
Emma Wangenheim Actor and Singer Isabel
Dave Hayman Adminstrator: Business Manager
Benjamin E Woolf Book and Lyrics Librettist
Julius Eichberg Composer
Edwin Kelly Entrepreneur
Francis Leon Entrepreneur
William Kinchella Scenic Artist
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Arguably the first American musical. Predates the Black Crook by 4 years. see http://operetta-research-center.org/first-american-musical-doctor-alcantara-1862/
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Advertising (1879, December 27). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13449635
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 154353