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An Officer of the HMS Curacoa An Officer of the HMS Curacoa i(A56847 works by)
Writing name for: Mr. Bayly
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1 1 y separately published work icon Black Ey'd Susan Black-Eyed Susan An Officer of the HMS Curacoa , Sydney : Caxton Printing Office , 1866 Z861480 1866 single work musical theatre burlesque

Staged as a benefit for the Sydney Female Refuge, Black Ey'd Susan was adapted and localised by Mr Bayly (an officer of HMS Curacoa) from Douglas Jerrold's famous play. The Argus described the production as 'a very sparkling little piece, interlarded with 'taking' music, and spiced with plenty of good puns. There is a due infusion of absurdity in the affair; it is boisterous and jolly as all burlesques ought to be' (11 August 1866, p.4). The cast and musicians were officers and crew from the ship.
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