Gustavus the Third | The Dancing Barber

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Event Gustavus the Third | The Dancing Barber
Venue The Queen's Theatre (1840-1842 & 1996-), Adelaide, SA
First Date 5 August 1841
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Gustavus the Third, or, The Masked Ball. To conclude with the laughable farce of The Dancing Barber. Historical drama. With a popular song by Mr Hayward. Note that likely misprint in the 'Adelaide Independent and cabinet of Amusements' indicated the event took play on 5 July.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Farce
Song
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Lazar Actor
John Lazar Administrator: Theatre Manager
Augustin Eugene Scribe Playwright
Charles Selby Playwright
John Lazar Publicist
Hayward Singer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Under the patronage of His Excellency the Governor. Gustavus the Third presented for the first time in the colony.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Adelaide Independent and Cabinet of Amusement, v. 1 no. 1 (5/8/1841) p. 1 http://www.nla.gov.au/ferguson/14401517/18410805/00010001/1-1.pdf
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 65900