New Haymarket Music Hall Grand Opening

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Event New Haymarket Music Hall Grand Opening
Venue Haymarket Music Hall (1888-1890), Haymarket, NSW
First Date 20 October 1888
Opening Date 20 October 1888
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The new Haymarket Music Hall, in George-street, Haymarket, was opened for the first time on Saturday night last. The hall is a building of about the same dimensions and on a plan similar to its rival opposite [Alhambra]
On Saturday the attendance was good, but not so large as might have been expected. The programme was a varied and attractive one, the first
part consisting of minstrelsy ... The second part of the programme [individual items] ... The
evening's amusement concluded with the ludicrous sketch "The Terrible Infants, or the School days of Nicholas Nickleby," by members of the Fau
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Music Hall
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Fred Dark Adminstrator: Business Manager
George Barr Lessee
Herr Von der Mehden Musician: Trumpeter
Edward Faust Performer
Eugene Faust Performer
Fred Faust Performer
Victor Faust Performer
J R Setright Scenic Artist
Frank Clune Singer
Charles Fanning Singer
J Farrow Singer
Lucy Fraser Singer
Violet Kingsley Singer
Walter Webb Singer
Frank York Singer
Martyn Hagan Stage Manager
Resources
Further Information Doors open at 7, commence at 8 Popular Prices, 2s and 1s.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Review NEW HAYMARKET MUSIC HALL. (1888, October 22). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13700572
Newspaper Advertising (1888, October 20). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13700394
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 169239