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| − | There have been a number of | + | There have been a number of Australian plays by this name. |
| − | The | + | ''[[The Bushrangers]]'' by David Burn |
| + | Most writers date the indigenous drama from 1828 when David Burn (1799-1875) wrote his melodrama ''[[The Bushrangers]]'' (staged at the Caledonian Theatre, Edinburgh in 1829. | ||
| − | The Bushrangers | + | ''[[The Bushrangers]]'' by Henry Melville |
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| − | + | ''[[The Bushrangers, or Norwood Vale]]'' was the first substantial play with an Australian theme to be written, published and performed '''in''' Australia. It examines honor and trust in the harsh Australian bush and the relationship between white settlers, the aboriginal people and the bushrangers and thus marked the earliest appearance of an actor in [[blackface]] in an Australian play. | |
| + | First produced in Hobart and Launceston, opening on 29 May 1834, the text published. | ||
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| − | And other poems by W. R. Piddington, Sydney | + | ''The Bushrangers: A Play in Five Acts'' by Charles Harpur (1813-1868) |
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| + | First published in 1853 in the volume "The Bushrangers: A play in five acts. | ||
| + | And other poems" by W. R. Piddington, Sydney. The play, in verse, was never produced | ||
John Gassner and Edward Quinn. 1969. ''The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama'' Reprinted in 2002 by the Courier Corporation[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=oPOQf26l-PEC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=the+bushrangers+melodrama&source=bl&ots=Q5C5MMVVL2&sig=Fe4nrrLWhe5OFmLCYkvZJTAsAYE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0y_Ctq5jbAhUFIsAKHSQyCeg4ChDoAQgwMAM#v=onepage&q=the%20bushrangers%20melodrama&f=false] | John Gassner and Edward Quinn. 1969. ''The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama'' Reprinted in 2002 by the Courier Corporation[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=oPOQf26l-PEC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=the+bushrangers+melodrama&source=bl&ots=Q5C5MMVVL2&sig=Fe4nrrLWhe5OFmLCYkvZJTAsAYE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0y_Ctq5jbAhUFIsAKHSQyCeg4ChDoAQgwMAM#v=onepage&q=the%20bushrangers%20melodrama&f=false] | ||
Revision as of 05:31, 22 May 2018
There have been a number of Australian plays by this name.
The Bushrangers by David Burn
Most writers date the indigenous drama from 1828 when David Burn (1799-1875) wrote his melodrama The Bushrangers (staged at the Caledonian Theatre, Edinburgh in 1829.
The Bushrangers by Henry Melville
The Bushrangers, or Norwood Vale was the first substantial play with an Australian theme to be written, published and performed in Australia. It examines honor and trust in the harsh Australian bush and the relationship between white settlers, the aboriginal people and the bushrangers and thus marked the earliest appearance of an actor in blackface in an Australian play.
First produced in Hobart and Launceston, opening on 29 May 1834, the text published.
The Bushrangers: A Play in Five Acts by Charles Harpur (1813-1868)
First published in 1853 in the volume "The Bushrangers: A play in five acts. And other poems" by W. R. Piddington, Sydney. The play, in verse, was never produced
John Gassner and Edward Quinn. 1969. The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama Reprinted in 2002 by the Courier Corporation[1]
