421671
- Title[Gustavus Vaughan Brooke - ambrotype portrait, 1855-1861]
- Call numberMIN 397
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1855-1861 - Type of material
- Reference code421671
- Physical DescriptionPhotographs - 1 ambrotype (sixth plate) - oval image in pinchbeck frame 8.3 x 7 cm, inside leather case 9.5 x 8.3 cm. (closed)
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
An Irish Shakespearean actor, Brooke arrived in Melbourne in 1855 to perform in George Coppin's prefabricated Olympic Theatre. In 1857 he and Coppin became partners operating several theatres including the Theatre Royal, Melbourne. He performed around Australia including Sydney's Theatre Royal between May-July 1858. Following financial distress however, the partnership was dissolved in 1859 and Brooke returned to England in 1861.
Reference: Entertaining Australia: an illustrated history / Katherine Brisbane (ed.). Sydney : Currency Press, 1991. - Scope and ContentFull length seated portrait
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - General note
Probably taken by an Australian photographer.
A volume of Brooke's personal letters and newscuttings is located at: QA927.92/B Mitchell Library - Name
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