Programme - Program, Victoria Theatre Programme, 1980s

Historical information

The original Victoria Theatre opened on 16 February 1856 with a season by Lola Montez. She performed several farces and her famous spider dance, delighted the diggers and enraged the sensibilities of respectable people, with Henry Seekamp in the famous "whipping" incident with Montez in Ballarat.
The program consisted of popular melodramas, farces and hits such as Rob Roy, The Lady of Lyons and the Count of Monte Cristo. The nautical drama Black-Eyed Susan was also very popular.
This production "A Night in the Still" was performed by Players Theatre Company at the replica Victoria Theatre at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat.

Physical description

A5 program with typed black on white pages. Stapled.

Inscriptions & markings

Has many advertisements and order of proceedings.

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