With the Colours explained

With the Colours
Director:Edward Irham Cole
Premiere:1905
Orig Lang:English
Subject:melodrama

With the Colours is a 1905 Australian stage drama by Edward Irham Cole set during the Second Boer War.[1] It became one of the key plays in Cole's repertoire.[2] [3]

Crowds during the initial season were excellent.[4] The play was revived in 1906,[5] 1908,[6] 1911,[7] 1912, 1913,[8] 1914 and 1918.[9]

Premise

"A captain of the forty second is under sentence of death for supposed cowardice in action. He entrusts his all to the care of a brother officer, who however betrays his trust and robs the widow and orphan. A very exciting scene takes place at the end of the lirst act, where the captain is placed before a file of his own men and is just about to be shot, when the Boers attack the British camp. A hand to hand battle is fought and some very fine specimens of swordsmanship are shown, with the curtain falling on a British victory with Australians to the front."[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: MUSIC AND DRAMA. . . 141 . New South Wales, Australia . 17 December 1905 . 4 April 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: ADELAIDE'S LATEST ATTRACTION. . . 3 . 107 . South Australia . 16 May 1914 . 4 April 2024 . 10 (SATURDAY'S NEWS SECTION.) . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: THE TRAVELLING THEATRICAL SHOW . . XCVIII . 226 . Tasmania, Australia . 5 December 1939 . 4 April 2024 . 4 (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY) . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: THE HAYMARKET HIPPODROME. . . 21,149 . New South Wales, Australia . 18 December 1905 . 4 April 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: THE LEMARE RECITALS. . . 12,247 . New South Wales, Australia . 10 September 1906 . 4 April 2024 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Advertising . . 22,034 . New South Wales, Australia . 29 August 1908 . 4 April 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Advertising . . LXX . 216 . Tasmania, Australia . 11 September 1911 . 4 April 2024 . 1 (DAILY) . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: Advertising . . 20,843 . Victoria, Australia . 14 May 1913 . 4 April 2024 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: Music and Drama. . The Telegraph . 14,286 . Queensland, Australia . 7 September 1918 . 4 April 2024 . 13 (SECOND EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: Local and General. . North-eastern Advertiser . V . 11 . Tasmania, Australia . 10 February 1914 . 4 April 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.

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