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Adaptation of
The Nymph of the Lurleyburg; or, The Knight and the Naiads
1859
single work
musical theatre
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1860...
1860
The Nymph of the Lurleyburg
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A burlesque extravaganza adapted and localised from H. J. Byron's extravaganza The Nymph of the Lurleyburg, Or, The Knight and the Naiads (1859), which is itself based on the legend of Lurline ('Lorelei'), the siren of the Rhine.
Production Details
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1860: Theatre Royal, Melbourne, 5 April (benefit).
- Proprietor G. V. Brooke.
- Cast incl. Mr Milne, Fanny Young, Mr Jackson, Julia Matthews.
- The benefit was staged in response to insolvency, brought about through the recent court case of Akhurst v Brooke in the County Court. The production was revived at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, on 2 August 1860.
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This entry has been sourced from research undertaken by Dr Clay Djubal into Australian-written popular music theatre (ca. 1850-1930). See also the Australian Variety Theatre Archive
Details have also been derived in part from the Annotated Calendar of Plays Premiered in Australia: 1850-1869.
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