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Scenic art from Dyk Whyttingtonne. Source: Australasian Sketcher 14 January 1882, p.9.
y separately published work icon Dyk Whyttyngtonne and Hys Wonderfulle Catte ; Or, Arlekyn Lyttel Bo-Peepe and Ye Faerie Chymes of Bowe-Bells : Christmas Pantomime single work   musical theatre   pantomime   fantasy  
Alternative title: Dick Whittington and His Wonderfull Catte ; Or, Harlequin Little Bo-Peep and The Fairy Chimes of Bow-Bells
Issue Details: First known date: 1881... 1881 Dyk Whyttyngtonne and Hys Wonderfulle Catte ; Or, Arlekyn Lyttel Bo-Peepe and Ye Faerie Chymes of Bowe-Bells : Christmas Pantomime
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The Demon of Discord orders Buggins the pirate and his aide Scraggerini to ruin Dick. In this they are opposed by Fairy Campanula. Dick and Cat get a job in the kitchen of the miser Fitzwarren, where he meets Alice. At Buggins' instigation Handsome Hal, Dick's rival for Alice's affections, brings about his dismissal. All set off on a sea voyage with Buggins as captain. He dynamites the ship, however, leaving them stranded in the kingdom of a sultan who is plagued with rats. Cat dispatches these and Dick is given a reward. By the end, Buggins has been dealt with, Hal marries a Princess, and Dick marries Alice and is made Lord Mayor. The pantomime contains a number of satirical references to Melbourne of the time, particularly unions and early closing. It also includes a burlesque of Bulwer Lytton's Richelieu.

Notes

  • Advertisements for this production used normal spelling, while the published libretto has archaising spelling at the head of the cast/production list.


Production Details

  • 1881: Princess's Theatre, Melbourne; 24 December 1881 - 27 January 1882

    • Manager/Lessee Frederick Marshall; Scenic Art George Gordon.
    • Cast incl. Jessie Grey, Mrs Edouin Bryer, Heloise and Rosalie Duvalli, Annie Taylor, Cora Gwynne, Emma Fischer, Carrie Wallace, Miss A. Capper, Little Ethel, Miss Maltravers, Miss Ward, Miss Gray, Miss Evans, Miss Franks, Miss Osborne, Martin Forde, Sterling Whyte, Frank Cates, E. W. Marshall, James Gratton, Frank Forbes, H. Hughes, C. Wardlaw, Frederick Marshall, Mr Allison, Mr Culls.
    • 30 performances.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Frederick Marshall , 1881 .
      Printed by McCarron, Bird
      Extent: 51, [1]p., [5 leaves]p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • Program. Includes 25 pages of advertisements.

      • Dedication: Dedicated by the Author to His Own Little Dick, but without any civic aspirations for one whose corporation is still, comparatively speaking, so unimportant.

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Works about this Work

The Christmas Pantomimes: Princess Theatre 1882 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Sketcher , 14 January 1882; (p. 7)
— Review of Dyk Whyttyngtonne and Hys Wonderfulle Catte ; Or, Arlekyn Lyttel Bo-Peepe and Ye Faerie Chymes of Bowe-Bells : Christmas Pantomime Garnet Walch , 1881 single work musical theatre
Christmas at the Theatres : Princess Theatre 1881 single work review
— Appears in: The Argus , 24 December 1881; (p. 9)
— Review of Dyk Whyttyngtonne and Hys Wonderfulle Catte ; Or, Arlekyn Lyttel Bo-Peepe and Ye Faerie Chymes of Bowe-Bells : Christmas Pantomime Garnet Walch , 1881 single work musical theatre
Christmas at the Theatres : Princess Theatre 1881 single work review
— Appears in: The Argus , 24 December 1881; (p. 9)
— Review of Dyk Whyttyngtonne and Hys Wonderfulle Catte ; Or, Arlekyn Lyttel Bo-Peepe and Ye Faerie Chymes of Bowe-Bells : Christmas Pantomime Garnet Walch , 1881 single work musical theatre
The Christmas Pantomimes: Princess Theatre 1882 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Sketcher , 14 January 1882; (p. 7)
— Review of Dyk Whyttyngtonne and Hys Wonderfulle Catte ; Or, Arlekyn Lyttel Bo-Peepe and Ye Faerie Chymes of Bowe-Bells : Christmas Pantomime Garnet Walch , 1881 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
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