Papers. 1845-1965.

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Papers. 1845-1965.

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Correspondence, deeds of partnerships, leases, agreements, diaries, newspaper articles, reviews, programmes, playbills, reports, photographs. The papers cover Coppin's theatrical career and there is also material on political elections and freemasonry. There are many papers on G.V. Brooke and on the Australasian Dramatic and Musical Association. There are biographical manuscripts written by both Coppin and his daughter. The correspondents include Lucy Coppin, James Coppin, Andrew Birrell, H. Edwards, W. White and Roland Woodward. The collection also contains many papers accumulated by E.D.A. Bagot when writing his book Coppin the Great. The papers include drafts of the book, correspondence, notes, articles, lists of sources and receipts.

3.68 m. (23 boxes)

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Bagot, Edward Daniel Alexander, 1893-1968.

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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...

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 ...

Australasian Dramatic and Musical Association.

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