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1 1 y separately published work icon Dick Whittington and His Cat ; Or, A Pantomime with a 'Purr Puss' Lance Lenton , Sydney : Frank Smith , 1886 Z1206773 1886 single work musical theatre pantomime fantasy

Adapted by Lance Lenton from the popular pantomime story, the libretto is said to have contained numerous local jokes and topical hits. Although the Sydney Morning Herald theatre reviewer was critical of the storyline, suggesting that it had 'an almost total absence of plot', this deficiency apparently did not interfere with the show's success (28 December 1886, p.3).
1 The French Conductor W. Horace Bent , Hiscocks' Federal Minstrels , F. E. Hiscocks , Harry Rickards , Frank Smith , 1885 single work drama sketch (theatrical) humour

Farce.

Arguably one of Horace Bent's most popular sketches, The French Conductor is believed to have been a three-hander originated by Bent, Beaumont Read, and Sam Keenan (q.v.).

1 Betsy's Beaux W. Horace Bent , Hiscocks' Federal Minstrels , F. E. Hiscocks , Frank Smith , 1884 single work drama sketch (theatrical) humour

Farce.
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