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- 1865 (Creation)
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39 x 15 cm
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In 1861 William Lyster brought his opera company to Australia from USA. For the next 6 years the company, based for the most part in Melbourne, toured Australia and New Zealand.
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Mason's Theatre on Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, opened in 1865. It was demolished in 1880 and replaced by the Theatre Royal.
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Performances of Gounod's Faust, Meyerbeer's Les Hugenots [sic], Bellini's La Sonnambula.
Artistes : Mme Lucy Escott, Mlle Rosalie Durand, Miss Emma Neville, Mrs Ada King, Mrs Andrews, and Miss Georgina Hodson. Mr Henry Squires, Mr Armes Beaumont, Mr Henry Wharton, Mr J E Kitts, Mr W Baker, and Mr Fred Lyster.
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- English
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Black print on cream silk with fringed edging.
At head of title : Mason's Theatre. Lyster's Royal Italian and English Opera Company. Director and sole proprietor, Mr W S Lyster.
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Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.