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A musical burlesque based on the well-known German legend of a man who made a pact with the Devil.
Notes
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The author, Fred B. Norton, was at the time a theatrical agent based in Sydney.
Production Details
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1890: Alhambra Music Hall, Sydney, 27 October - 22 November.
- Lessee/Producer Frank Smith; Music Arranger R. Lockead; Stage Manager Harry Barrington; Scenic Art Harry Whaite.
- Cast incl. Harry Leston (Mephisto), Lucy Fraser, Martyn Hagan, Delohery, Craydon and Holland, Johnny Cowan, Amy Rowe, Robert Baxter, Mr Fielder, Daisy Blair, Edith Wilson, Miss Robinson, Miss Jackson, Miss Clifford, Miss L. Bowen, Alma Obrey, Ruby Jones, Beatrice Cox.
- 24 performances.
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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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