The House That Jack Built (1869 play) explained

The House That Jack Built
Premiere:	27 December 1869^[1]
Place:	Melbourne
Orig Lang:	English
Genre:	pantomime

The House That Jack Built; or, Harlequin Progress, and the Love's Laughs, Laments and Labors is a 1869 Australian stage play by William Mower Akhurst. It was adapted for Sydney audiences by an unknown author in 1871.^{[2] [3]}

It has been called the first Australian written play to impact upon a significant number of theatregoers.^[4]

It was a pantomime set in Australia.^[5]

External links

• The house that Jack Built or, Harlequin Progress and the Loves, Laughs, laments and Labours of Jack Melbourne and Little Victoria at Ausstage

Notes

• Book: Australian Plays for the Colonial Stage : 1834-1899. Richard. Fotheringham. University of Queensland Press. 2006.

Notes and References

1. News: PANTOMIMES IN MELBOURNE . . XXIV . 1806 . Victoria, Australia . 6 January 1882 . 5 September 2023 . 4 (Edition 1) . National Library of Australia.
2. Fothringham p 218-232
3. News: OUR AMUSEMENTS. . . New South Wales, Australia . 6 January 1872 . 5 September 2023 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
4. Fotheringham p lvi
5. News: THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES. . . 4724 . Victoria, Australia . 27 December 1869 . 5 September 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.