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Adaptation of
Struck Oil
1873
single work
drama
First known date:
1886
Issue Details:
First known date:
1886...
1886
Struck 'Castor' Oil
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A musical spoof on the famous Struck Oil drama (then being revived by J. C. Williamson at the Theatre Royal), it was written expressly for Hiscocks' Federal Minstrels. The settings were: Act 1. The Boot-Breaker's Shop; Act 2. The Unlicensed Hotel; Act 3. The Bear Cage in Darlinghurst; Act 4. The Castor Oil Town; Act 5. The Friendly Dishcover.
Production Details
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1886: Academy of Music (Syd); 10-16 July
- Producer/Lessee F. E. Hiscocks; Music Director Nicholas La Feuillade.
- Troupe: Hiscocks' Federal Minstrels and Specialty Union.
- Cast incl. W. Horace Bent (Jack Stowful), Sam Keenan (Mrs Stowful), W. A. Ball (Sneakon Fatter), Alf Moynham (Sgt. Whitcher), J. S. Porter (Corp. Whater), E. Amery (Corn Doctor), Alf Lawton (Lizzie Stowful). Additional roles included larrikins and policemen.
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