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Queen's Theatre, Queen Street Melbourne. Hunchback, or a Woman's Love; The Sea, or The Ocean Child, 1845 Digital Link to digital version

 Item — Box: MS F BOX 4709
Identifier(s): MS8827/11/626
Queen's Theatre, Queen Street Melbourne. Hunchback, or a Woman's Love; The Sea, or The Ocean Child
Queen's Theatre, Queen Street Melbourne. Hunchback, or a Woman's Love; The Sea, or The Ocean Child

Scope and contents

Playbill for Coppin's productions at Queen's Theatre Royal, Melbourne, advertising performances on Thursday 18 September 1845. Performers include Mr and Mrs Coppin, Mr Rogers, Mr Thompson, Mr Cameron, Mr Opie and Mr Nesbitt.

Dates

  • 1845

Creator

  • Fawkner, John Pascoe, 1792-1869 (Printer, Person)

Biographical / Historical

This playbill is from a series printed by J P Fawkner's Patriot Office for Coppin's second season at Queen's Theatre Royal, Melbourne. This second season was Coppin's first venture on the mainland as lessee, actor-manager and producer.

Extent

1 playbill : letterpress on paper ; 42.4 x 13.5 cm. (each section).

Physical description

Playbill is in two sections.

General note

Title assigned by cataloguer. Previously numbered: vol 1/90.

Creator

  • Fawkner, John Pascoe, 1792-1869 (Printer, Person)
  • Box: MS F BOX 4709 (Graphic materials)

Repository details

Part of the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria Repository

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