Little Jack Sheppard

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Event Little Jack Sheppard
Venue Wollongong Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW
First Date 17 June 1895
Last Date 17 June 1895
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Successful London Gaiety Burlesque Opera in two acts, recently produced with great success in Sydney and Melbourne, interspersed throughout with tho latest up to-date songs and dances, and mounted with
new and appropriate scenery.
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Burlesque
Related Events
  • Mixed Bill After the Ball , Wollongong Town Hall, Wollongong, NSW, 17 June 1895
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bert Bailey Actor Jonathan Wild
Harry Craig Actor Sir Roland Trenchard
Minnie Howarde Actor Mrs Sheppard
Minnie Howarde Actor Edgeworth Bess
Ada Juneen Actor Thames Darrell
Violet Bertram Actor and Singer Winifred Wood
Irve Hayman Actor-Manager Blueskin
Kate Howarde Actor-Manager Jack Sheppard
Meyer Lutz Composer
Henry Pottinger Stephens Librettist
William Yardley Librettist
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The Criterion Comedy & Burlesque Company was under the management of Irve Hayman and Kate Howarde. This was Kate Howarde's first known production as an actor-manager. Irve Hayman announced at this production that the company would be returning to Wollongong on 29 June with "Aladdin", but there is no record of this on Trove.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Illawarra Mercury
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 164916