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A burlesque extravaganza, adapted from James Robinson Planché's similarly titled fairy extravaganza The Yellow Dwarf (1854) and interspersed with local allusions.
Production Details
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1859: Theatre Royal, Melbourne, 25 April - 7 May
- Director/Manager Richard Younge; Proprietor G. V. Brooke; Music Arranger Frederick Coppin; Scenic Art William Pitt, W. J. Wilson, and Alexander Habbe; Costumes Mrs Jagar and Mrs Earl.
- Cast incl. Miss Mortimer, Kate Warde, Mr and Mrs Frederick Younge, Mr Lambert, Henry R. Harwood.
- 11 performances.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Theatres
1859
single work
review
— Appears in: The Argus , 26 April 1859; (p. 5)
— Review of The Yellow Dwarf ; Or, The King of the Golden Mines 1859 single work musical theatre -
News of the Day
1859
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 April 1859; (p. 5)
— Review of The Yellow Dwarf ; Or, The King of the Golden Mines 1859 single work musical theatre -
Theatre Royal
1859
single work
review
— Appears in: Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle , 30 April 1859; (p. 2)
— Review of The Yellow Dwarf ; Or, The King of the Golden Mines 1859 single work musical theatre
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Theatre Royal
1859
single work
review
— Appears in: Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle , 30 April 1859; (p. 2)
— Review of The Yellow Dwarf ; Or, The King of the Golden Mines 1859 single work musical theatre -
News of the Day
1859
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 April 1859; (p. 5)
— Review of The Yellow Dwarf ; Or, The King of the Golden Mines 1859 single work musical theatre -
The Theatres
1859
single work
review
— Appears in: The Argus , 26 April 1859; (p. 5)
— Review of The Yellow Dwarf ; Or, The King of the Golden Mines 1859 single work musical theatre
PeriodicalNewspaper Details
Note:
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: 1850-1869.
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