 Event |
The Road to Ruin
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| Venue |
Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
17 March 1888 |
| Last Date |
29 March 1888 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
'Drink' made its final appearance on Friday the 16th and was replaced the next night by 'The Road to Ruin', by Thomas Holcroft (1745-1809). This successful play was first produced at Covent Garden in 1792.
"One of the features of the production was the appearance of Miss Grace Warner as Sophia. This young lady had only been on the stage once before, and it was rather a bold experiment to entrust her with the leading part in this play. Miss Warner's impersonation of the part was graceful, and in some respects effective. She was accorded a very flattering reception, and was made the recipien |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
Tallis |
| Web |
Theatre in Melbourne 1888 |
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| Event Identifier |
104075 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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