Trookulentos in a Nutshell; Or, The Demon of Discontent, and the Good Fairy of Contentment single work   musical theatre   burlesque   fantasy   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1872... 1872 Trookulentos in a Nutshell; Or, The Demon of Discontent, and the Good Fairy of Contentment
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Garnet Walch's abridged adaptation of his own pantomime Trookulentos the Tempter was presented at a benefit given for the author the year after the original work premiered. The major characters are Trookulentos, Crosstyx, Glumpykuss, and Placida. Advertising for the benefit indicates that the 'miner' [sic] characters included fairies, Amazons, imps, demons, blue devils, Aborigines, a hairless horse, a big sun-fish, and Sir James Martin.

Production Details

  • 1872: Masonic Hall, Sydney, 30-31 August.

    • Director/Manager Charles Young ; Music Director/Arranger Walter Rice ; Scenic Art Montague Scott.
    • Cast incl. J. J. Welsh (Trookulentos), J. H. Flexmore (Crosstyx, his head torch-bearer), Mr Sweeney (Glumpykuss, another torch-bearer), Miss Morgan (Placida, the Fairy of Contentment).
    • The other entertainments presented at the benefit included Grosvenor Bunster's farce Quarantine; a number of musical pieces and songs, notably 'Honour the Hero' by Henry Kendall and C. S. Packer; and a scene from Harold Stephen's play The Golden Belt (see Sydney Morning Herald 30 Aug. 1872, p.8 for extensive programme synopsis).

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Works about this Work

Entertainment at the Masonic Hall 1872 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 August 1872; (p. 7)

— Review of Trookulentos in a Nutshell; Or, The Demon of Discontent, and the Good Fairy of Contentment Garnet Walch , 1872 single work musical theatre
Entertainment at the Masonic Hall 1872 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 August 1872; (p. 7)

— Review of Trookulentos in a Nutshell; Or, The Demon of Discontent, and the Good Fairy of Contentment Garnet Walch , 1872 single work musical theatre

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Note:

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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