The Hibernian Father Explained

The Hiberian Father
Premiere:	6 May 1844^[1]
Place:	Sydney
Orig Lang:	English
Genre:	melodrama

The Hibernian Father is a 1844 Australian play. It is reportedly the first Australian written play professionally performed in Sydney.^{[2] [3]} It has been called the "first made in Australia play".

The author was reportedly Edward Geoghegan.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

The playwright was accused of plagiarism of the Irish play The Warden of Galway by the Sydney Morning Herald. These accusations were refuted.^{[9] [10]}

The play was written as a vehicle for Frances Nesbit. It was popular and was performed a number of times.

Everyones said "It possessed great merit in dialogue and construction, and proved the author to understand the requirements of a playwright. The Hibernian Father was acted several times, and always met with the approbation of large audiences. "

See also

• (1849)

External links

• The Hibernian Father at Ausstage

Notes and References

1. News: Advertising . . I . 57 . New South Wales, Australia . 6 May 1844 . 19 November 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
2. Book: Rees, Leslie. Towards an Australian Drama. 1953. 13–14.
3. News: Our Weekly Gossip . . 1 . 26 . New South Wales, Australia . 27 April 1844 . 19 November 2023 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
4. Lynch, G., & Pelosi, J. (2011). Lost & Found - Reinstating Playwright Edward Geoghegan (1813-1869) and his Most Controversial Play, The Hibernian Father (1844). Paper presented at Seventh Australian Conference of Celtic Studies.
5. https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7725 Edward Geoghegan
6. Oppenheim, Helen. ‘The Author of The Hibernian Father: An Early Colonial Playwright.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 2, no. 4, 1966, doi: 10.20314/als.9dda0e1867.
7. Oppenheim, Helen. ‘The Hibernian Father: Mysteries Solved and Unsolved.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1967, doi: 10.20314/als.52ae3a9274.
8. 'Geoghegan, Edward (1813–1869)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/geoghegan-edward-1571/text1635, accessed 19 November 2023.
9. News: "THE HIBERNIAN FATHER" . . XVII . 2188 . New South Wales, Australia . 20 May 1844 . 19 November 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
10. News: THEATRICALS. . . I . 70 . New South Wales, Australia . 21 May 1844 . 19 November 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.