Ben Hur

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Event Ben Hur
Venue Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW
First Date 8 February 1902
Last Date 23 March 1902
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Christianity
Roman
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Charles Adams Actor Khaied
Sydney Bell Actor Metellus
George Black Actor llderim
May Chevallier Actor Esther
F Colthurst Actor Officer of the Gallery
Horace Cooper Actor 1st Citizen
W F Grant Actor Balthazar
Edmund Gwenn Actor Cecilus
Frank H Hollins Actor Drusus
Sydney Keary Actor 5th Citizen
Mabel Lane Actor Mother of Hur
Charles Lawrence Actor Centurion
Francis Lumsden Hare Actor Arrius
Ruth Mackay Actor Iras
Austin Melford Actor Simonides
George Merriman Actor 4th Citizen
G Murray Actor Gaspar
Rose Musgrove Actor Tirzah
Narranji Actor Melchior (the Hindoo)
J Robinson Actor Hortater
Roland Stavely Actor Malluch
H Hamilton Stewart Actor Messala
Conway Tearle Actor Ben Hur
Alma Vaughan Actor Amrah
Johnson Weir Actor Sanballat
Henry H Vincent Director
William Young Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The production ended prematurely when the theatre was destroyed by fire on 23rd March 1902.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper
Book Irvin, Eric, 1985, Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914 / Eric Irvin Hale & Iremonger, Sydney
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 86148