The Old Woman | The Wedding Day | The Sleeping Draught

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Event The Old Woman | The Wedding Day | The Sleeping Draught
Venue New Queen's Theatre (1846-1850), Adelaide, SA
First Date 1 April 1847
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description On Thursday evening last the New Queen's Theatre was under the patronage of the Gentlemen of the Adelaide Pigeon Club. The night included the comedy of The Old Woman, a Nigger song of Rombo Sombo, solos on the violonclello and the cornet-a piston, a little comedy called The Wedding Day and a new piece of laughable description called The Sleeping Draught.
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Music
Variety
Minstrelsy
Solo
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
George Coppin Actor
Maria Coppin Actor
George Coppin Administrator: Theatre Manager
Macdonald Musician Cornet-a-piston Solo
Thompson Musician Violoncello Solo
Elizabeth Inchbald Playwright The Wedding Day
Samson Penley Playwright The Sleeping Draught
Joseph Campbell Poet The Old Woman
George Coppin Publicist
Rombo Sombo Singer Nigger Song
Works
Text Nationality England
Ireland
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158924100
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 207935