Faust (International) assertion single work   musical theatre   burlesque  
Adaptation of Faust 1859 single work musical theatre
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Issue Details: First known date: 1866... 1866 Faust
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Written especially for actress Julia Matthews, B. L. Farjeon's Faust interweaves the legend of Mephistopheles with Gounad's opera (1859).

Adaptations

Doctor Faustus ; Or, The Demon, The Dame, The Doctor and the Damsel Fergus Hume , John L. Hall , Frank St Clare , 1886 single work musical theatre burlesque humour

Adapted expressly by Hall and St Clare and localised by Fergus Hume from B. L. Farjeon's Faust burlesque (first produced at the Princess Theatre, Dunedin in 1865).

Production Details

  • First produced at the Princess Theatre, Dunedin (New Zealand) on 25 July 1866.

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First known date: 1866
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