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y separately published work icon Leichhardt Pantomime single work   poetry   "'Press that red button to the left: they can talk, you know,'"
Issue Details: First known date: 1947... 1947 Leichhardt Pantomime
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Notes

  • The first and last sections of 'Leichhardt Pantomime' were removed after the poem's publication in the Bulletin in 1947; they are re-instated in the 1991 selection Cap and Bells. The poem's title was also changed to 'Leichhardt in Theatre'.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Serialised by: The Bulletin 1880 periodical (6777 issues)
      1947 .
      Note/s:
      • Published in three parts in the Bulletin; 3 December, 1947, p.6; 10 December, 1947, p.7; 17 December, 1947, p.21.
Alternative title: Leichhardt in Theatre
First line of verse: "The orchestra tuning up. Time for handshaking, review,"
Notes:
Abridged version; the original second section, now the opening section, is titled 'Advertisement' rather than 'Prologue'.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Leichhardt in Theatre Francis Webb , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1952 Z550908 1952 selected work poetry Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1952 pg. 1-14
  • Appears in:
    form y separately published work icon Collected Poems Francis Webb , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1969 Z551447 1969 selected work poetry radio play drama Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1969 pg. 35-45
    Note: Author note: 'Ludwig Leichhardt, born in Prussia, became an Australian explorer and botanist. In 1844-5 he succeeded in crossing the continent from south to north. In 1846 he attempted to cross from east to west, but this expedition was a complete failure. Two years later, whilst attempting another trans-continental journey, he disappeared' (p.249).
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From Leichhardt Pantomime : The Two On the Map i "Honour, courage, ambition, rearing from madness", Francis Webb , 1952 extract poetry (Leichhardt Pantomime)
— Appears in: An Anthology of Australian Verse 1952; (p. 372-373)
The Room (From Leighhardt in Theatre) Francis Webb , 1964 extract poetry (Leichhardt Pantomime)
— Appears in: Modern Australian Verse 1964; (p. 184-186)
Untitled (from Leichhardt in Theatre : The Room) i "MOVES to the window, stares at eddying dust,", Francis Webb , 1974 extract poetry (Leichhardt Pantomime)
— Appears in: Australia Fair : Poems and Paintings 1974; (p. 80)
Introduction in a Wax-Works (From Leichhardt Pantomime) Francis Webb , 1975 extract poetry (Leichhardt Pantomime)
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , September no. 56 1975; (p. 21-24)
The First Expedition Francis Webb , 1976 extract poetry (Leichhardt Pantomime)
— Appears in: Australian Verse from 1805 : A Continuum 1976; (p. 201-203)
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Works about this Work

The Presentation and Allegorical Function of the Explorer Figure in Webb's 'Leichhardt in Theatre' Geoff Kemp , 1979 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: A.L.S. Working Papers : An Unprofessional Journal , vol. 3 no. 1 1979; (p. 17-26)
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