Hudson's Surprise Party

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Event Hudson's Surprise Party
Venue Theatre Royal, Coolgardie, WA
First Date 18 September 1896
Opening Date 18 September 1896
Last Date 18 September 1896
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Scenes from Gaiety burlesque of Ruy Blas; Hudson's Great Curtain Lecture on the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars; Professor Altro firing revolvers while juggling them; McKisson and Kearns 'acrobatic novelty'; Gourlay's sketch 'Scotch, very ,very, Scotch; Hudson's sketch 'The Crushed Tragedian'; etc.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Sketch Comedy
Burlesque
Juggling
Variety
Song
Acrobatics
Lecture
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Kearns Acrobat
Albert McKisson Acrobat
Amy Gourlay Actor
William Gourlay Actor
Thomas Hudson Lecturer
Altro Performer
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The Coolgardie Miner reports that the company's Goldfields tour will include Kalgoorlie, and then possibly White Feather, before returning to Coolgardie.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
WA Goldfields Project
Newspaper Coolgardie Miner 18 Sept. 1896 vol 3, no. 555, p.2; 19 Sept. 1896, vol 3, no. 556, p.4
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 88131