Colonial Experience

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Event Colonial Experience
Venue Royal Victoria Theatre (1838-1880), Sydney, NSW
First Date 4 July 1868
Opening Date 4 July 1868
Last Date 20 July 1868
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description A 'comedy of Australian manners' in three acts by Australian playwright, Walter Cooper.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Australian National Identity
Contributors
Name Function Notes
William Andrews Actor
Charles Burford Actor
Rosa Cooper Actor
H H Davis Actor
H N Douglas Actor
James Hasker Actor
Edmund Holloway Actor
George Ireland Actor
Clara Stephenson Actor
William Hoskins Actor-Manager
Walter Cooper Playwright
Henry Holmes Scenic Artist
Stuart O'Brien Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The Companion to Theatre in Australia, ed. P. Parsons, Currency, 1995. Cast only available.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Irvin, Eric, 1985, Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914 / Eric Irvin Hale & Iremonger, Sydney
Australian Drama Project (UQ) COLONIAWC
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 21543