Diorama of the Apocalypse single work   correspondence  
Composed: Randwick, Randwick area, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales, 16 Nov 1868 Written at Randwick College.
Issue Details: First known date: 1868... 1868 Diorama of the Apocalypse
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J. Sheridan Moore provides an explanation for the 'awkwardness' in his lecture at the at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts perceived by Buggins. Moore states: 'Just as I was moving to the platform on the evening referred to, I was told ... that "the authorities" had been stimulated to regard our Diorama with suspicion, and that there were some half-dozen detectives or policemen in the Hall, to serve as a body of censors on the series of pictures which I had undertaken to explain. I confess that on hearing this ... I was a little flurried'.

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The Apocalypse 'Fair Play' , 1868 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 28 November vol. 19 no. 1338 1868; (p. 10)

'Fair Play' writes to concur with Buggins's assessment of J. Sheridan Moore's lecture on the current exhibition at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. 'Fair Play' notes that 'it is not the first time ... that Mr. S. Moore has received a not over flattering testimonial to the vast calibre, or presumed calibre, of his literary worth' and suggests that Moore's 'frantic exception' to Buggins's comments 'has certainly not elevated [him] in the public estimation, nor will he persuade the public to regard him in any other light than as a crotchetty, egotistical, shadowy "ideal" of a would-be public literary character.'
Notes by Buggins Buggins , 1868 single work prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 28 November vol. 19 no. 1338 1868; (p. 9-10)

Buggins replies to J. Sheridan Moore's explanation of his (Moore's) 'awkward' lecture delivery manner. Buggins reasserts his view that Moore was 'out of his depth' in the subject matter and goes on to provide a (not very flattering) overview of Moore's literary career.

Buggins then turns his attention to the theatre. He despairs at the low attendances at the Prince of Wales Opera House and is 'surprised that Messrs Dind and Hoskins have kept the theatre open so long'. Buggins hopes that with the Christmas season approaching, 'the antics of Clown and Pantaloon, in Pantomime may prove more remunerative than legitimate business has hitherto done'.

Buggins praises the 'clever little actress' Kate Corcoran; comments on the production of John Howard Payne's Clari; or, The Maid of Milan and of La Sonnambula; and notes the performances of Madame Anna Bishop at the Masonic Hall.
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