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David Burn

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David Burn

The first Australian playwright to perform a play on stage

  • Lifetime: 1799 – 1875
  • Birthplace: Scotland
  • Moved to Tasmania after his father՚s death
  • Father: David Burn Senior
  • Mother: Jacobina
  • On 8 and 9 September 1829
  • His play “The Bush Rangers” was staged – It was successful.
  • The play was actually written in Scotland and was presented in Edinburgh.
  • The early 1830s
  • His farce Mania and Maniacs (Our First Lieutenant) – Calidonia theatre
  • This play deals with the life of a real-life bushranger, an escaped convict named Matthew Brady who was the leader of a ga…

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Francis R. C Hopkins

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Francis R. C Hopkins

Australian playwright in the 19th century

  • Francis Hopkins adapted from various European sources and wrote plays.
  • All For Gold – an adaptation of a French novel by Eugene Sue

    Premiered at Victoria Theatre on 10 March 1877, later toured all over the country, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and England.

  • Good for Evil – set in London, Paris and Venice – successful
    • The major character of the play – Mephistophelian Iago
    • In Hopkin՚s …

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