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The Empire provides an advance summary of Walter Cooper's comedy Colonial Experience, to be performed for the first time at the Royal Victoria Theatre on Saturday, 4 July 1868. The play is said to be 'illustrative of the varied and peculiar phases of Australian life' and the production 'seems likely to present a characteristic reflex of the mode and manner of colonial times'. The principal roles in the inaugural production were taken by William Hoskins (Captain Versatile Fluent) and Mr. Andrews (Joe Grudge); the remaining roles were performed by members of the Victoria Star Company.

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    y separately published work icon The Empire no. 5184 1 July 1868 7193469 1868 newspaper issue 1868 pg. 2
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2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60854753 New Comedysmall AustLit logo The Empire
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