Richard III | Bachelor's Buttons

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Event Richard III | Bachelor's Buttons
Venue New Queen's Theatre (1846-1850), Adelaide, SA
First Date 29 August 1850
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Boxes 3s; Pit Is; No half-price. Thursday, August 29th, 1850, will be presented (1) Shakespeare's Tragedy of Richard III. With Richard Duke of Gloucester - Mr Lazar, Henry Earl of Richmond - Mr Cameron, Duchuss of York - Mrs Cameron, Queen - Mrs Lambert, Lady Anne - Miss Lazar and Song - Mrs Richards (2) To conclude with for the first time at this Theatre, a laughable Farce called Bachelor's Buttons. In which Mr Fitzgerald, from the Theatre Royal, Cape Town, will make his first appearance in this colony, as Sam Samson.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Farce
Tragedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cordelia Cameron Actor Duchess of York
Samson Cameron Actor Henry Earl of Richmond
Fitzgerald Actor Sam Samson
Lambert Actor Queen
John Lazar Actor Richard Duke of Gloucester
Victoria Lazar Actor Lady Anne
John Lazar Administrator: Theatre Manager
William Shakespeare Playwright
Edward Stirling Playwright
John Lazar Publicist
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207118499
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 168170