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Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive
George Darrell George Darrell i(A2103 works by) (birth name: George Frederick Price) (a.k.a. George Frederick Price Darrell; Edward Price George Darrell; Gentleman George; Georgius Darrell)
Born: Established: 11 Dec 1841 Bath, Somerset,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 27 Jan 1921 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Heritage: English
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1 1 y separately published work icon The Belle of the Bush George Darrell , Sydney : N.S.W. Bookstall Company , 1916 Z102560 1916 single work novel
1 The Battle and the Breeze George Darrell , 1905 single work drama
1 Paris and Pleasure George Darrell , 1904 single work drama
1 The Punter George Darrell , 1902 single work drama
1 Sappho George Darrell , 1902 single work drama
1 Justice or Murder George Darrell , 1902 single work drama
1 Great White Queen i "Lower the banners half-mast high--"The Great White Queen" is dead.", George Darrell , 1901 single work poetry
— Appears in: School Paper for Classes V and VI , March no. 28 1901; (p. [81])
1 The Light That Failed George Darrell , 1899 single work drama Based on Rudyard Kipling's novel The Light That Failed, it tells the story of a painter who is going blind and who is spurned by the woman he loves.
1 The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont George Darrell , 1899 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon The Queen of Coolgardie The Road to Ruin George Darrell , 1897 (Manuscript version)x400242 Z850877 1897 single work drama
1 3 The Sorrows of Satan George Darrell , 1897 single work drama

Adapted for the stage by George Darrell from Marie Corelli's novel of the same name (1895), the story concerns Geoffrey Tempest, a penniless author who one day receives three letters. The first is from a friend in Australia who has made his fortune and offers to introduce him to a good friend who might be able to lift him from poverty. The second is a note from a solicitor detailing that he has inherited a fortune from a deceased relative, the third is a letter of introduction from a foreign aristocrat called Lucio, who befriends him and proceeds to be his guide in how to best use his new found wealth. Unaware that Lucio is the Earthly incarnation of the devil his life descends into misery depsite his new-found wealth. He eventually realises that he has been tricked by the devil and in renouncing evil he returns to society penniless but content with the chance to purify his soul.

1 1 Convict Once George Darrell , 1896 single work drama

Melodrama.

The story concerns a beautiful young woman who suffers so that her loved but unworthy father may be saved from a just retribution.

1 The Land of Dawning George Darrell , 1896 single work drama
1 The Crimson Thread The Crimes of Chicago; From Scotland Yard George Darrell , 1894 single work drama detective
1 The Double Event The Double Event: A Tale of the Melbourne Cup George Darrell , 1893 single work drama A dramatisation of Nat Gould's novel The Double Event: A Tale of the Melbourne Cup (1891), the debut production included a staged running of the Melbourne Cup, with 20 thoroughbred horses ridden by professional jockeys.
1 The Pakeha Life for Life George Darrell , 1890 single work drama
1 Mr Potter of Texas George Darrell , 1890 single work drama
1 The Lucky Lot George Darrell , 1890 single work drama
1 Hue and Cry George Darrell , 1888 single work drama A variation on the 'transported for life' theme.
1 The Mystery of a Hansom Cab aka Midnight Melbourne George Darrell , 1888 single work drama

Stage version of Fergus Hume's novel of the same name.

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