R. Roberts - Colonial Experience, a play by Walter H. Cooper, being a revision by R. Roberts, 1871-1872

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1871-1872

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1 volume - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Textual Records - (printed)

First performed in Sydney in 1868, the "Colonial Experience" was a comedy written by Walter Cooper, who was a playwright, journalist, politician and barrister. It is a comedy based on a conspiracy involving an heiress, a braggart, and a pragmatic jackeroo. -- Reference: Currency Press, Online Dec. 2003

1. Colonial Experience [at] T. Royal in 3 Acts. Written by W.H. Cooper, altered and revised by R. Roberts, Dec. 1871. Theatre Royal Melbourne. Characters include Matthew and Joseph Grudge, Peter Shrivel, and Captain Versatile Fluent (pp. 1-27).
2. Octoroon. Act 5 Scenes 1-4. Completed by R. Roberts, 1872. Characters include McClosky, Dido, Zoe, Swamp, and Scudder.

The play, Octoroon, could be based on the four act play of that title written by Dion Boucicault. The dramatis personae are similar, however, the excerpt in this volume is for Act 5, an act that does not exist in the Boucicault version.
The volume was repaired at an unknown date.
"D.S. Mitchell" signature on front endpaper.

Colonial Experience / 3 Acts / The property of Mr R. Roberts / 1871 / also the Octoroon handwritten on paper label on front of volume.