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A dramatisation of Nat Gould's novel The Double Event: A Tale of the Melbourne Cup (1891), the debut production included a staged running of the Melbourne Cup, with 20 thoroughbred horses ridden by professional jockeys.
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1893 : Theatre Royal, Melbourne ; 1 April -* (premiere - 18 performances).
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