Queen's Theatre, Queen Street Melbourne. High Life Below Stairs; The Railroad Station; The Maid of Perth, 1845 Digital

Item — Box: MS F BOX 4710

Identifier(s): MS8827/11/630

Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria
Coppin collection
Series 11: Playbills and programmes
11.1: Playbills
Playbills relating to productions by the Coppin family and company, 1811-1927
Australian playbills, 1843-1927
Playbills for performances, 1840s
Queen's Theatre, Queen Street Melbourne. High Life Below Stairs; The Railroad Station; The Maid of Perth, 1845

Queen's Theatre, Queen Street Melbourne. High Life Below Stairs; The Railroad Station; The Maid of Perth

Scope and contents

Playbill for Coppin's productions at Queen's Theatre Royal, Melbourne, advertising performances on Saturday 27 September 1845. Performers include Mr and Mrs Coppin, Mr Rogers, Mr Thompson, Mr Cameron, Mr Opie and Mr Nesbitt. This production also includes a new set scene occupying the full extent of the stage, showing a view of King's Island and the wreck of the Cataraqui, painted by Mr Opie from a sketch taken on the spot.

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.