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Adapted from Charles Gounod's opera Faust (1859), itself loosely based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust (1808), Faust M. D. was advertised in the Argus as a 'new local burlesque opera' (21 October 1865, p.8). A review in the same paper records, 'The trifle is quite equal to the same author's Massaniello, which has only just been withdrawn, and the local jokes are perhaps better' (23 October 1865, p.5).
Production Details
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1865: Haymarket Theatre, Melbourne, 21-30 October.
- Lessee W. Hoskins; Director J.W. Smith.
- Troupe Christy's Minstrels (Manager J.W. Smith).
- Cast incl. W. P. Collins, H. Herberte, C. W. Rayner, Nicholas La Feuillade, Joe Brown, J. W. Smith, P. M. Clarke (from Astley's).
1865: Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 12-23 December.
- Lessee Ralph Tolano; Music Arranger W. P. Collins; Stage Manager Joe Brown.
- Troupe Christy's Minstrels.
- Cast incl. Miss Williams, E. Harvey, Joe Brown, Signor Abecco, C. W. Raynor, W. P. Collins.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Editorial
1865
single work
review
— Appears in: The Argus , 23 October 1865; (p. 5)
— Review of Faust M.D. ; Or, The Doctor, the Damsel, the Demon and the Dragoon 1865 single work musical theatre
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Editorial
1865
single work
review
— Appears in: The Argus , 23 October 1865; (p. 5)
— Review of Faust M.D. ; Or, The Doctor, the Damsel, the Demon and the Dragoon 1865 single work musical theatre
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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: 1850-1869.
