y separately published work icon Fatima the Fair; Or, The Beauty, the Belle and the Bearded Bashaw : An Operatic Burlesque single work   musical theatre   burlesque   fantasy   humour  
Adaptation of Bluebeard Charles Perrault , 1697 single work short story
Issue Details: First known date: 1876... 1876 Fatima the Fair; Or, The Beauty, the Belle and the Bearded Bashaw : An Operatic Burlesque
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Operatic burlesque.

A burlesque utilsing opera-bouffe and other music. The story is based on the original plot in which Bluebeard desires Fatima as his wife. Hymen is able to thwart the influence of Mormonetta and thus helps Fatima marry Selim.

Production Details

  • 1876: Academy of Music, Ballarat (Victoria); 21 April [benefit]

    • Troupe: Ballarat Comus Club.

    1876: Mechanic's Institute, Geelong (Victoria); 24 August.

    • Director R. M. Lewis.
    • Troupe: Ballarat Comus Club.

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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: 1870-1890.

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