Localised by Fergus Hume and adapted by Hall and St Clare from H. J. Byron's burlesque Little Don Giovanni; Or, Leporello and the Stone Statue (1865), itself a burlesque of the Mozart opera, Don Giovanni (1787).
The Argus theatre critic, who was not overly impressed with the production, writes: 'The manner in which the performance opened was promising, but the unmistakable indications afterwards given of insufficient rehearsal were disappointing, while the tone of the dialogue and action is susceptible of improvement' ('St George's Hall' 19 April 1886, p.6).
The relationship between this production of Little Don Giovanni and that staged by Harry Leston in 1892 during Dan Tracey's season at the Sydney School of Arts is unclear.
1886: St George's Hall, Melbourne; 17 April - 4 May.
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.