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A burlesque of Wagner's opera Lohengrin, Elsa is accused by Count Frederick of having murdered her brother. Her champion, Lohengrin, arrives in a magic boat and defeats Frederick in a boxing match, thus winning Elsa. They are separated, however, and Frederick conspires with the sorceress Ortrud to assassinate Lohengrin using the magic of the future. Frederick is killed (a burlesque of the 'Keeping Scene' in The Shaughraun) but revived. Lohengrin's magic goose turns into Redmond Barry and he departs for Paris with Elsa.
Production Details
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1879: Academy of Music, Melbourne; 9-20 March.
- Director/Lessee G. B. W. Lewis; Scenic Art Charles Massey.
- Cast incl. Mrs G. B. W. Lewis, Jessie Gray, Miss Brunton, Miss Dixon, Ruth Gray, Fred Thorne, Harry Daniels, Mr Joyce, Mr Douglas.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'Lowengrin in a Nutshell'
1878
single work
review
— Appears in: The Argus , 9 March 1878; (p. 7)
— Review of Lowengrin in a Nutshell 1878 single work musical theatre
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'Lowengrin in a Nutshell'
1878
single work
review
— Appears in: The Argus , 9 March 1878; (p. 7)
— Review of Lowengrin in a Nutshell 1878 single work musical theatre
PeriodicalNewspaper Details
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.
Last amended 13 Oct 2014 09:33:12
