Canowindra; or, The Darky Highwayman and the Settlers' Homes on the Abercrombie
| Canowindra; or, The Darky Highwayman and the Settlers' Homes on the Abercrombie | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Charles Edwards |
| Characters | Rueben Holt Lillian Trevor |
| Date premiered | 11 December 1863 |
| Place premiered | Victoria Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | bushrangers |
| Setting | Colonial Australia |
Canowindra; or, The Darky Highwayman and the Settlers’ Homes on the Abercrombie, a tale of New South Wales in 1863 is a 1863 Australian stage play by Charles Edwards about bushrangers. The play was one of the earliest colonial stage plays about bushrangers,[1] and it debuted at the Victoria Theatre in Sydney.[2][3][4]
It starred actor Charles Dillon and his wife in the lead roles.[5] The play's first performance was a benefit for "C. Burford".[6]
The plot involved various hold ups. According to Empire "the piece contains nothing to influence the minds of the rising generation to bushranging."[7]
Premise
[edit]"The principal scenes are laid in the occurrence of the late escort robbery. The incidents are the capture of Davis by Lyons, effected after both parties had discharged their six-barrel revolvers at each other; the bush shanty, where champagne is poured in a tin bucket, and sweetened with ration sugar; the attack on Canowindra; the bushrangers escape, and death of the chief of the gang."[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Margaret (1983). Australia on the popular stage, 1829-1929 : an historical entertainment in six acts. p. 108.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7958. New South Wales, Australia. 11 December 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Bell's Life In Sydney And Sporting Chronicle. Vol. XX, no. 714. New South Wales, Australia. 12 December 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Empire. No. 3, 793. New South Wales, Australia. 11 December 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XLVIII, no. 7959. New South Wales, Australia. 12 December 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Empire. No. 3, 791. New South Wales, Australia. 9 December 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "No title". Empire. No. 3, 794. New South Wales, Australia. 14 December 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GENERAL NEWS". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. Vol. XX, no. 2431. New South Wales, Australia. 17 December 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.