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Haymarket Theatre, Melbourne
The Haymarket Theatre, or Royal Haymarket Theatre was a live theatre built by George Coppin in the Haymarket district of Melbourne, Australia in 1862 and was destroyed by fire in 1871. History The theatre was built on on the south side of Bourke Street east, extending through to Little Collins Street, and opened in 1862. Conlan was the architect and Cornwall the builder. The building incorporated the Apollo Music Hall, which opened on 5 July 1862 with a programme that featured Madame Carandini. The theatre proper was opened on 15 September 1862 with the play ''Our American Cousin''. It was renamed the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre in January 1868 in honour of the visit of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, but remained the "Haymarket", informally at least. It was destroyed by fire on the evening of 22 September 1871. The building had been closed for some months owing to a dispute between the leaseholders and the trustees. Managers (as Haymarket Theatre) *James Simmonds: 1862–A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lorgnette
''The Lorgnette'', subtitled "Theatrical Journal and Programme" (later "A journal for Amusements"), was a weekly magazine in Melbourne, Australia, devoted to theatre, opera and the concert stage. The magazine was published Saturdays and sold for 2d (two pence) at the major entertainment venues ( Theatre Royal, Opera House, Academy of Music, Princess' Theatre, St George's Hall and Town Hall) where it had exclusive rights, and elsewhere. For much of its existence, a four-page supplement was issued with the Saturday two pence (from 1890 one penny) paper. The supplement was available ''gratis'' as a separate publication every other day of the week. This supplement was printed (and contents updated) daily, and datestamped. In order to promote forthcoming productions as well as providing up-to-date theatre news and current programmes, a great deal of its content was reprinted from one issue to the next, perhaps a unique characteristic of this magazine, while some features changed wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Royal, Melbourne
The Theatre Royal was one of the premier theatres for nearly 80 years in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 1855 to 1932. It was located at what is now 236 Bourke Street, once the heart of the city's theatre and entertainment district. History The first Theatre Royal in Melbourne was a ‘ramshackle affair’ attached to the Eagle Tavern on Bourke Street between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets. It was a utilitarian weatherboard barn-like structure measuring 65 ft. by 35 ft. and cost £1000. Originally known as The Pavilion, and later as the Theatre Royal, it closed in 1845 due to competition from the superior facilities of the newly opened Queen’s Theatre in Queen Street. An early William Liardet watercolour of the tavern and theatre depicts the rough and ready nature of the pioneer settlement. Ten years later, in 1855, Melbourne's second Theatre Royal was built a block away, on the north side of Bourke Street between Swanston and Russell Streets, by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Melbourne
The history of Melbourne details the city's growth from a fledgling settlement into a modern commercial and financial centre as Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, in the state of Victoria. Pre-European settlement The area around Port Phillip and the Yarra valley, on which the city of Melbourne now stands, was the home of the Kulin people, an alliance of several language groups of Aboriginal Australians, whose ancestors had lived in the area for an estimated 31,000 to 40,000 years. At the time of European settlement the population of Indigenous inhabitants of what is now Victoria was estimated to be under 20,000, drawn from three peoples: the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung (Bunurong) and Wathaurong.Gary Presland, ''Aboriginal Melbourne: The Lost Land of the Kulin People'', Harriland Press (1985), Second edition 1994, . This book describes in some detail the archaeological evidence regarding Aboriginal life, culture, food gathering and land management, particularly the period f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 Disestablishments In Australia
Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the south German states, aside from Austria, unite into a single nation state, known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. Constitution of the German Confederation comes into effect. It abolishes all restrictions on Jewish marriage, choice of occupation, place of residence, and property ownership, but exclusion from government employment and discrimination in social relations remain in effect. * January 21 – Giuseppe Garibaldi's group of French and Italian volunteer troops, in support of the French Third Republic, win a battle against the Prussians in the Battle of Dijon. * February 8 – 1871 French legislative election elects t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1862 Establishments In Australia
Year 186 (Roman numerals, CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 186 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Peasants in Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under Maternus (rebel), Maternus. * Roman governor Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers. New Zealand * The Hatepe eruption, Hatepe volcanic eruption extends Lake Taupō and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence). Births * Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms), Ma Liang, Chinese official of the Shu Han state (d. 222) Deaths * April 21 – Apolloniu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illustrated Australian News For Home Readers
''The Illustrated Australian News'' was a monthly news magazine of record in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its precursor ''Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers'' was first published in 1837 by Ebenezer Syme and David Syme. The title was later changed to ''The Illustrated Australian News and Musical Times'' and finally shortened to ''The Illustrated Australian News'' from no. 233 (26 January 1876) through to the final edition, no. 408 (1 May 1889).Illustrated Australian News: Information at Trove
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Charles Summers
Charles Summers (27 July 1825 – 24 October 1878) was an English sculptor active in London, Melbourne and Rome. He was an important figure in the Australian art world of the 1850s and 60s, and is particularly remembered as the creator of the memorial to the explorers Burke and Wills in Melbourne. Early life Summers was born at Charlton Mackrell, near Ilchester, in Somerset, son of George Summers, builder and mason, and elder brother of Joseph Summers. George Summers had roaming ways which caused his family to be frequently in financial difficulties; his mother, however, was a woman of good character. Summers went to work from eight years of age and while working as a mason began to show ability in carving fancy stone work. This led to his being employed as an assistant in setting up a monumental figure at Weston-super-Mare which had been modelled by Henry Weekes, R.A. He saved money from his wages and at the age of 19 went to London and obtained work at Weekes's studio. Summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geelong Advertiser
The ''Geelong Advertiser'' is a daily newspaper circulating in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the Bellarine Peninsula, and surrounding areas. First published on 21 November 1840, the ''Geelong Advertiser'' is the oldest newspaper title in Victoria and the second-oldest in Australia. The newspaper is currently owned by News Corp. It was the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers Association 2009 Newspaper of the Year (circulation 25,000 to 90,000). History The ''Geelong Advertiser'' was initially edited by James Harrison, a Scottish emigrant, who had arrived in Sydney in 1837 to set up a printing press for the English company Tegg & Co. Moving to Melbourne in 1839, he found employment with John Pascoe Fawkner, as a compositor, and later editor, of Fawkner's '' Port Phillip Patriot''. When Fawkner acquired a new press, Harrison offered him £30 for the original press, and started Geelong's first newspaper. The first edition of the ''Geelong Advertiser'', which originally appeared w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australasian
The ''Australasian Post'', commonly called the ''Aussie Post'', was Australia's longest-running weekly picture magazine. History and profile Its origins are traceable to Saturday, 3 January 1857, when the first issue of ''Bell's Life in Victoria and Sporting Chronicle'' (probably best known for Tom Wills's famous 1858 Australian rules football letter) was released. The weekly, which was produced by Charles Frederic Somerton in Melbourne, was one of several Bell's Life publications based on the format of ''Bell's Life in London'', a Sydney version having been published since 1845. On 1 October 1864, the weekly newspaper ''The Australasian'' was launched in Melbourne, Victoria by the proprietors of ''The Argus (Melbourne), The Argus''. It supplanted three unprofitable ''Argus'' publications: ''The Weekly Argus'', ''The Examiner (Melbourne), The Examiner'', and ''The Yeoman'', and contained features of all three. A competitor, ''The Age'', gloated that as it was printed on coarse h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Leader (Melbourne)
''The Leader'' was a weekly newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria. It was a "companion weekly" to the daily newspaper ''The Age'', and was edited by David Syme's brother George Syme. Its first issue was released on 3 February 1855, under the title "The Weekly Age". Henry Short was editor from 1887 to 1925. A longtime contributor to ''The Leader'' was Julian Thomas (1843–1896), who wrote as "The Vagabond" or "The Vag". Digitization The National Library of Australia has digitized photographic copies of most issues of ''The Leader'' froVol X, No. 314 of 4 January 1862tNo. 3,285 of 28 December 1918and which may be accessed via Trove Trove is an Australian online library database owned by the National Library of Australia in which it holds partnerships with source providers National and State Libraries Australia, an aggregator and service which includes full text document .... They have also scanned some editions from 1935. References External links * Defunct newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell's Life In Victoria And Sporting Chronicle
''Bell's Life...'' was a group of newspapers produced in Australia in the mid-nineteenth century based upon the English publication ''Bell's Life in London''. Most publications lasted a short duration. The subtitles were usually ''sporting chronicle''. The Sydney and Melbourne papers were precursors of the ''Australasian Post''. Sydney In Sydney, New South Wales it was known as ''Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer'' and had a longer publication run of 1845 to 1872. Stories and articles from the Sydney paper were carried by other newspapers. Hobart In Tasmania, the subtitle was the more extensive ''sporting chronicle, agricultural gazette and country journal''. Melbourne In Melbourne, Victoria the publication was titled "Victoria", rather than the city name. Adelaide In Adelaide, South Australia, the publication lasted for less than a year. Perth The publication in Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hoskins (actor)
William Hoskins (17 February 1816 – 28 September 1886) was a Shakespearean actor from England whose later career was mostly in Australia and New Zealand, reputedly "one of the best actors who has ever trod our stage". History Hoskins was a son of Abraham Hoskins, a wealthy attorney of "Newton Park" in Newton Solney, Derbyshire and was originally destined for a career in Law, to which end he studied at Cambridge, but was attracted to the theatre and "dropped out" at some stage. He first appeared on stage at the Southampton Theatre in 1835, then after years of experience in provincial theatres made Covent Garden Theatre on the 13 October 1843, in Dion Boucicault's comedy ''London Assurance'', as Charles Courtley. Another report has him joining a provincial touring company in 1834. In 1837, with financial support of his father, who preferred his son to be in management, he took over Worthing Theatre, but lost his money and returned to acting. In 1846 Mrs Mary Warner, Samuel Phe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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