For 60,000 pounds explained

For 60,000 pounds
Premiere:1874
Place:Royal Princess Theatre Melbourne[1]
Orig Lang:English

For 60,000 pounds is a 1874 Australian stage play.[2]

Melbourne Punch said "Tbe piece does not put us in mind Hamlet, neither does it resemble Much Ado about Nothing, except so far as the plot is concerned. The attraction is the corroboree, and all the mate-upis were exceedingly good."[3]

The Argus felt it siffered from "too great length of some of the dialogues, and, secondly, the excessive prominence\ given to one of the characters not essential to the evolution of the story."[4]

The play was well received by the public.[5]

Premise

A squatter's daughter has a fortune of 60,000 pounds which a greedy man tries to acquire.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: No Title . . 2665 . Victoria, Australia . 7 November 1874 . 5 May 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: FOR £60,000. . . 6183 . Victoria, Australia . 28 November 1874 . 5 May 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: "FOR £60,000." . . Victoria, Australia . 3 December 1874 . 5 May 2024 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: OPERA-HOUSE. . . 8,881 . Victoria, Australia . 30 November 1874 . 5 May 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: SUDDEN DEATH. . . XXXIX . 8734 . South Australia . 12 November 1874 . 5 May 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: THE STAGE. . . 270 . Victoria, Australia . 7 November 1874 . 5 May 2024 . 9 . National Library of Australia.

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