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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).
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1886: St George's Hall (Melb); 5-14 May
- Director John L. Hall; Manager Frank St Clare and Buchan Hepburn; Lessee. Frank St Clare; Scenic Art Harry Whaite.
- Troupe: Amy Horton's Burlesque Company.
- Cast incl. Amy Horton (Faust), John L. Hall (Mephistopheles), Blanche Lewis (Siebel), Harry Hall (Dame Martha), Nita Franks (Marguerita), Carrie Bilton (Annette), Mons Loredon (Valentine), Maud Cameron (Katrine), Nellie Lovell (Hans), Master J. Hall (Mephistopheles fils), Irene Thornton (Rudolph), Georgina Warburton (Fritz), Louise Malvoise (Carl), Constance Percival (Franz), Lillie Mayfield (Adolph), Bertha Nicks (Wilhelm), C. B. Dobson (First Soldier), A. Thornton (Second Soldier), J. Irving (Third Soldier).
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This entry has been sourced from research undertaken by Dr Clay Djubal into Australian-written popular music theatre (ca. 1850-1930). See also the Australian Variety Theatre Archive
Details have also been derived in part from the Annotated Calendar of Plays Premiered in Australia: 1870-1890.
Last amended 21 Oct 2014 08:54:44
