The Lawyer's Clerk single work   drama   sketch (theatrical)   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1883... 1883 The Lawyer's Clerk
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Farce.

Notes

  • A similarly titled farce was staged in 1914 (1-7 January) by Joe Charles, then appearing at the Empire Theatre, Brisbane, with Post Mason's (q.v.) Record Breakers. Although Charles claims in the Theatre Magazine (November 1914, p.36) that the farce was his own creation, it is possible that it was adapted from or influenced by Bent's original piece.

Production Details

  • 1883: Victoria Hall, Melbourne, 30 June - 6 July. Producer F. E. Hiscocks ; Music Director/Conductor Nicholas La Feuillade (q.v.) ; Troupe Hiscocks' Federal Minstrels and Specialty Union ; Cast: W. Horace Bent (Pinky, the Clerk), George Turner (Lawyer Nails), Tom Bergin (Countryman), Charles McCarthy (Eccentric Woman).

    1885: Academy of Music, Sydney, 11-17 April. Producer F. E. Hiscocks ; Troupe Hiscocks' Federal Minstrels and Specialty Union ; Cast incl. W. Horace Bent.

    1889: Opera House, Sydney, 14-20 December. Producer F. E. Hiscocks ; Troupe Hiscocks' London Pavilion Company ; Cast incl. W. Horace Bent.

    1907: Harry Clay's NSW and Queensland regional tour, ca. March - August. Producer/Manager Harry Clay.

    • Known performances incl. Ipswich Town Hall, 9 April / Theatre Royal, Charters Towers, 27 May / Theatre Royal, Gympie, 8 July.

    1911: Harry Clay's NSW and Queensland regional tour, ca. March - August. Producer/Manager Harry Clay ; Business Manager Jimmy Boyle.

    • Known performances incl. Ipswich Town Hall, 24 March.

    NB: For further details regarding Harry Clay's NSW and Queensland circuit, including dates and venues, see 'Harry Clay and Clay's Vaudeville Company 1865-1930'.

  • This entry has been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian popular theatre being conducted by Dr Clay Djubal.

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