Documents. 1845-1870.

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Documents. 1845-1870.

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Documents relating to two court cases concerning George Coppin. The first concerns Coppin as defendant and Samuel Boyle as plaintiff in a dispute over payment for lease of a theatre. The second involves Edmund Ashley as plaintiff and Coppin, among others, as defendant in a dispute over allotments in Melbourne. Also, there are a few references to the life of G.V. Brooke.

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Brooke, Gustavus Vaughan, 1818-1866

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English actor. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 5 September 1853, to an unidentified recient, 1853 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673810 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., London?], 21 October 1853, to E[dward] T[yrrell] Smith, 1853 Oct. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673806 An actor, he was born at Dublin on 25 April 1818 and after meeting George Coppin in 1854, agreed ...

Coppin, George Selth, 1819-1906

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Epithet: Australian politician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x0002bc Actor, theatre manager, politician. Arrived in Australia 1843. Acquired ownership of New Queen's Theatre, Adelaide in 1846, Theatre Royal, Melbourne in 1856 and Haymarket, Melbourne in 1862. Toured Australia, New Zealand and America as a comic actor and engaged noted actors for Australian tours. Member of Victorian Legislative Counci...