Boxing Night Concert

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Event Boxing Night Concert
Venue Business premises, Hannans, WA
First Date 26 December 1894
Opening Date 26 December 1894
Last Date 26 December 1894
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description This entertainment to benefit the Hannan's Hospital followed an afternoon sports carnival organised for the same purpose. The combined events raised 16 pounds for the hospital. The programme included vocalists and Mr. Murphy's demonstration of club-swinging.
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Song
Concert
Benefit Performance
Minstrelsy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jim Hemming Minstrel
Harry Neville Minstrel
Dave Thomas Minstrel
Harry Neville Stage Manager
Further Information Harry Neville, who performed as interlocutor in the minstrel items, left Hannan's to take up an engagement with George Rignold in January 1895.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Western Argus 22 Dec. 1894 vol. 1, no. 5; 22 Dec. 1894, vol. 1, no. 6
WA Goldfields Project
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 89058