Queen's Theatre, Melbourne. The Loan of a Lover; Grimshaw! Bagshaw! And Bradshaw!; The Young King, or the Mayor of Navarre., 1853 Digital

Item — map-case: MSPC 44

Identifier(s): MS8827/11/982

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, 1850s
Queen's Theatre, Melbourne. The Loan of a Lover; Grimshaw! Bagshaw! And Bradshaw!; The Young King, or the Mayor of Navarre., 1853

Queen's Theatre, Melbourne. The Loan of a Lover; Grimshaw! Bagshaw! And Bradshaw!; The Young King, or the Mayor of Navarre.

Scope and contents

Playbill for performances at Queen's Theatre, Melbourne featuring George Coppin, Thursday 28 July 1853. Other actors include Mr Ramsey, Mr Hooper, Mrs McGowan and Mr Heyward.

Dates

1853

Creator

Charlwood & Son (Printer, Organization)

Biographical / Historical

The appearance refered to was a brief season Coppin gave in Melbourne in 1853, as he spent most of that year in Geelong. Reference is made to Coppin's farewell appearance prior to his departure for England, but Coppin did not leave for England until January 1854.