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A column on the breach of contract trials brought against Sarah Levey by some of her company of actors after the closure of the Theatre Royal in Sydney, New South Wales. Her lawyer is her step father Jacob Josephson, himself involved in separate libel litigation at the time. The column describes the opening of the Theatre Royal for one of the unemployed actors, Mr Sippe, to 'play, as usual, at the Old Theatre, on the regular nights of performance, for the amusement of [Mrs Levey] and friends'. The first of these performances on 14 May 1838 was not a success with an 'unruly' audience making it improbable that Mrs Levey would 'run the risk of any future repetitions'.
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2550153
Mrs Levy and Her Performers
Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser
Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser
Subjects:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 14 May 1838
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