 Event |
Fun on the Bristol
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| Venue |
New Zealand, New Zealand |
| First Date |
1901 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
In 1878 it was the fashion among the smaller theatres of New York to conclude the entertainment with a farce, and in one of these Mr. Sheridan happened to be representing the character of an elderly Irish widow, whose two daughters had gone crazy over Pinafore, and who were in consequence ordered off to a lunatic asylum. The action passed on board the 'Bristol', a magnificently appointed steamboat that plied at that time between New York and Boston. Mr. Sheridan's performance created so much amusement that it occured to him it would be a good idea to work out a three-act comedy on the same lines. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Farce
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| Subjects |
Drag
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
First American performance in 1879. First Australian performance at the Theatre Royal Melbourne in 1884, and subsequently extensively toured in Australasia. International.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
189758 |
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