This Great City Explained

This Great City
Director:Alfred Dampier
Setting:Melbourne, Australia
Place:Alexandra Theatre, Melbourne
Orig Lang:English

This Great City is a 1891 Australian play by Alfred Dampier and Garnet Welch.[1]

The play was set in Melbourne and full of Melbourne references.[2] The Bulletin said "its local allusions kept a large, excited audience in roars of glee."

It had been written by March 1890.[3]

Premise

A man arrives in Melbourne and gets involved in murder.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Playgoer . . Victoria, Australia . 10 December 1891 . 7 May 2024 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: 28 November 1891 . NEWS IN BRIEF. . 7 May 2024 . . Victoria, Australia . 2 . National Library of Australia . 454.
  3. News: Mr. Garnet Walch. . . 247 . Victoria, Australia . 14 March 1890 . 7 May 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: The Playgoer . . Victoria, Australia . 26 November 1891 . 7 May 2024 . 7 . National Library of Australia.