y separately published work icon The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast ; Or, Mother Goose and the Seven Champions single work   musical theatre   pantomime   fantasy  
Issue Details: First known date: 1903... 1903 The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast ; Or, Mother Goose and the Seven Champions
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The only Christmas pantomime produced in Sydney in 1903, the title Sleeping Beauty and the Beast was seen as somewhat misleading as the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale was not actually written into the story. The Sydney Morning Herald reviewer pondered whether it had anything to do with the scene at the close of the last act when Prince Charming was compelled by the wicked fairy Maligna to wear a lion's head for a few minutes. The same reviewer also questioned the aptness of the term 'pantomime,' arguing that there was no harlequinade and therefore no dumb show (28 December 1903, p.3).

[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]

Production Details

  • 1903: Theatre Royal, Sydney; 26 December 1903 - 29 January 1904

    • Director Henry Bracy; Producer J. C. Williamson; Conductor Alfred Hill; Scenic Art John Gordon, William Little and G. and A. Dixon; Choreography Minnie Everett; Costumes Emily Nathan; Stage Manager T. E. Foster.
    • Cast incl. "Terrestria" - Fred Leslie (King Glorioso), Aggie Kelton (Queen Amora), Olive Lenton (Princess Beauty), Frank Crossley (Baron Fussibone), Fred Graham (Mrs H.), May Beatty (Prince Charming), Elsie Moore, Bubba Hammon, Bessie Whyte, Teresa Bourke, Ruby Armfield, Pansy Montague, Ruby Kennedy, Minnie Hooper, A. Hughes, Mr Waldorf, Elsie Baxter, Miss E. Kennedy, Miss B. Armfield, Miss R. Baxter, R. Whitfield, Sydney Ralfe, W. Rosevear, Eileen Boyd. "Cloudland" cast incl. Sara Hyman, Little Teddy McLean, J. Hughes, Maud Sefton, Aggie Thorn, Miss McDonnell, Miss Harvey, Miss Graham, Minnie Hooper, Arthur Crane (Maligna), Will Wynand (Drought), Fred Rivenhall (Dust).

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Theatre Royal - 'The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast' 1903 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 December 1903; (p. 3)
— Review of The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast ; Or, Mother Goose and the Seven Champions Montague Grover , 1903 single work musical theatre
Theatre Royal - 'The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast' 1903 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 December 1903; (p. 3)
— Review of The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast ; Or, Mother Goose and the Seven Champions Montague Grover , 1903 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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