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Issue Details: First known date: 1866-1867... 1866-1867 'Life on the Goldfields': An Entertainment
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Production Details

  • The entertainment was previewed at the Melbourne Mechanics Institute on 21 October 1867 before opening at the Lyceum Theatre, Bendigo on 28 October 1867. A subsequent tour included performances at Epsom, Huntly, Raywood, Maryborough, Ararat, Avoca, Ballarat and Geelong just before Christmas

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      ca. 1866-1867 .
      Extent: 2 notebooksp.
      (Manuscript) assertion

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of Victoria
      Local Id: MS BOX 141/1(a-g) )
Notes:
Scholarly edition derived from the original ink holograph manuscript held in the La Trobe Library, State Library of Victoria. The critical apparatus includes an introduction, pp.1-17, note on the text, bibliography, textual commentaries and explanatory notes and an index of tunes.
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Works about this Work

Charles Thatcher : Introduction Hugh Anderson , 1958 single work biography
— Appears in: Goldrush Songster 1958; (p. 6-21)

An overview of Charles Thatcher's early years on the English stage, his migration to Victoria, his rising to prominence at the Shamrock Hotel in Bendigo, the composition of Life on the Goldfields, and his tour to New Zealand.

(In providing this overview, Anderson seems unaware of the Sydney season of Life on the Goldfields in 1868.)
School of Arts : Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 27 June vol. 19 no. 1316 1868; (p. 15)

An advertisement for the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields. (The title of the play is not specified in the advertisement.) The production features 'new locals' (i.e. local songs) including 'The Varoville Stud' and 'Insolvency in Sydney'.
Public Amusements 1868 single work column
— Appears in: The Empire , 15 July no. 5196 1868; (p. 3)

A round-up of theatrical, musical and literary events taking place in Sydney over the preceding four weeks. Events included performances of Walter Cooper's Colonial Experience and Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields; the farewell recitals delivered by Miss Aitken; and various musical evenings.
School of Arts : 'New Local Songs' and 'The Topics of the Day', &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 29 June no. 5182 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts entertainment on 29 June 1868. The program included 'new local songs' and 'the topics of the day', in addition to musical items sung by Annie Thatcher. (Although not specified in the advertisement, a production of Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields was also performed on 29 June.)
School of Arts 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 26 June no. 5180 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of 'Life on the Goldfields': An Entertainment Charles Thatcher , 1866-1867 single work musical theatre

A review of the June 1868 Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields.
School of Arts 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 22 June no. 5176 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of 'Life on the Goldfields': An Entertainment Charles Thatcher , 1866-1867 single work musical theatre

A review of the 20 June 1868 Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields.
School of Arts 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 23 June no. 5177 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of 'Life on the Goldfields': An Entertainment Charles Thatcher , 1866-1867 single work musical theatre

A review of the 22 June 1868 Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields.
School of Arts 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 24 June no. 5178 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of 'Life on the Goldfields': An Entertainment Charles Thatcher , 1866-1867 single work musical theatre

A review of the 23 June 1868 Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields. The reviewer says, in part: 'The monologue is plentifully interspersed with songs, jokes, and recitations, most of the Sydney celebrities coming in for their share of "chaff", the only consolation for the victims being that everyone is served alike.'
School of Arts 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 26 June no. 5180 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of 'Life on the Goldfields': An Entertainment Charles Thatcher , 1866-1867 single work musical theatre

A review of the June 1868 Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields.
Monday 18 November 1867 1867 single work column
— Appears in: The Argus , 18 November 1867; (p. 4-5) Long daily column which includes a review of Thatcher's diorama.
School of Arts : Life on the Goldfields 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 20 June no. 5175 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 19 June no. 5174 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 18 June no. 5173 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 22 June no. 5176 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields on 18, 19, 20 and 22 June 1868. The production included Thatcher's 'new musical medley, "The Fight in the Assembly", written expressly for the occasion'.
School of Arts: Life on the Goldfields 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 23 June no. 5177 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 24 June no. 5178 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields on 23 June 1868. The production included 'a new local song, written for the occasion, "The Varroville Stud Distribution".'
School of Arts : Life on the Goldfields 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 25 June no. 5179 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts production of Charles Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields on 25 June 1868. The production included 'a new local song'.
School of Arts : New Songs by Charles Thatcher 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 26 June no. 5180 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts entertainment on 26 June 1868. The evening's attractions included 'new local songs' written by Charles Thatcher and performed by Mrs Thatcher, and (although not specified in the advertisement) a production of Thatcher's Life on the Goldfields.
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Subjects:
  • 1850-1900
Settings:
  • Victorian goldfields area, Victoria,
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