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y separately published work icon Aurifera, the Enchanted Isle ; Or, Harlequin Little Jack Washington, and the Man in the Moon : A Fairy Burlesque Extravaganza Opening to Pantomime single work   musical theatre   pantomime   fantasy   - Two acts
Issue Details: First known date: 1880... 1880 Aurifera, the Enchanted Isle ; Or, Harlequin Little Jack Washington, and the Man in the Moon : A Fairy Burlesque Extravaganza Opening to Pantomime
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A pantomime with a number of topicalities and allusions concerning Ballarat.

Production Details

  • 1880: Academy of the Arts, Ballarat (Victoria); 27 December 1880 - 4 February 1881

    • Director/Producer Marian Willis; Music Arranger T. King; Director of Comic Scenes I. F. Keogh; Scenic Art E. Huntley (with William Matthews); Costumes Madame Rowlands.
    • Troupe: Marion Willis' Company.
    • Cast incl. Marian Willis (Prince Phaeton), W.J. Medus (Aurifera), Julia Featherstone (Jack Washington), Emilie Morton (Splendiferous), Fanny Wiseman (Queen Luna), I. F. Keogh (Larrikinos), J. P. O'Neil (Malignanta), D. J. Barry (Pompostous), C. Ryder (Leader of the Lunar Opposition), C. K. Lawrie (Captain Nemo), Kate Vernon (Diamantina), Rose Vernon (Stella), Miss Ford (Glistena), Miss Kerr (Pearlina), Miss Watts (Ozomia).
    • Other characters incl. Fairies, Demon Miners, Courtiers, Members of Parliament, Vampires, Imps, and "other intensely respectable persons."

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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
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