Circus and stage : the theatrical adventures of Rose Edouin and G. B. W. Lewis / Mimi Colligan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colligan, Mimi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entertainers--Australia--Biography.

Entertainers.

Entertainers--Europe--Biography.

Entertainers--Asia--Biography.

Performing arts--Australia--History.

Performing arts.

Performing arts--Europe--History.

Performing arts--Asia--History.

Edouin, Rose, 1844-1925.

Edouin, Rose.

Lewis, George Benjamin William, 1818-1906.

Lewis, George Benjamin William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing : : State Library of Victoria, 2013.

Summary:

Rose Edouin (née Bryer) and her husband, entrepreneur and circus performer George Benjamin William Lewis, have received little attention in the history of Australian theatre, and certainly few now would be aware of the achievements of this couple. Fame is ephemeral. For more than half a century, from the 1850s, Edouin and Lewis forged high-profile careers that encompassed circus, the popular stage and theatre management in Europe, Australia, China, India and New Zealand.

Actress Rose started as a child star in London, toured the gold towns of Victoria and acted in and directed popular theatre in India and China before opening the Academy of Music/Bijou Theatre in Bourke Street, Melbourne. George brought the equestrian/horse circus to Melbourne, opened the building that became the Princess Theatre, built theatres in Calcutta, was an early employer of JC Williamson, and for a decade, in the late 1800s, managed the Academy of Music/Bijou Theatre.

Contents:

""Front Cover ""; ""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""About the Author ""; ""Note on Sources ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Ch 1 Mr. George Lewis, Gymnast, Ring Master and Equestrian ""; ""Ch 2 The Edouins in England ""; ""Ch 3 On Tour in Australia ""; ""Ch 4 George in Asia ""; ""Ch 5 The Edouins Return to Melbourne ""; ""Ch 6 Lewis Moves From Circus to Stage ""; ""Ch 7 Lewis's Grand Dramatic Burlesque and Ballet Company in India ""; ""Ch 8 Melbourne and India ""; ""Ch 9 India and China ""; ""Ch 10 Employing the Williamsons, 1875-1876 ""; ""Ch 11 The Victorian Academy of Music, 1876-1879 ""

""Ch 12 The Lewises at the Bijou Theatre, 1880-1885 """"Ch 13 Retirement and Back to England, 1885-1893 ""; ""Ch 14 Return to Australia and 'Poverty', 1894-1907 ""; ""Ch 15 Rose Home in England ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""; ""Back Cover ""

Notes:

Front cover image: Mongo Mongo, an Aboriginal rider with Ashton's Circus in New South Wales, in Illustrated Sydney News, 23 June 1855.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-922235-03-2