All for Gold, or Fifty Millions of Money is a 1877 Australian stage play by F. R. C. Hopkins written for Alfred Dampier.[1] It was the first play of Australian origin to be licensed for performance in Australia.[2]
| All for Gold | |
|---|---|
| Written by | F. R. C. Hopkins |
| Based on | The Wandering Jew |
| Date premiered | 1877 |
| Original language | English |
The play was an adaptation of The Wandering Jew and although Australian was set in Europe.[3][4] This story was extensively adapted in order to provide starring roles for Dampier and his daughters Lily and Rose.[5]
The play was popular and was often revived.[6][7] It was performed by Dampier in England in 1881. The lay was the second of five Hopkins wrote for Dampier, others being Good For Evil (1876), Only a Fool (1880), LSD (1882) and Russia As It Is (1882). [8][9]
References
edit- ^ ""ALL FOR GOLD."". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 9, 663. Victoria, Australia. 5 June 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. p. 16-17.
- ^ "THEATRE ROYAL". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 9, 685. Victoria, Australia. 30 June 1877. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""ALL FOR GOLD"". The South Australian Advertiser. Vol. XX, no. 5868. South Australia. 9 August 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985 : a historical and critical survey. p. 32.
- ^ ""ALL FOR GOLD" AT THE CRITERION". The Daily Telegraph. No. 6660. New South Wales, Australia. 15 October 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""ALL FOR GOLD; OR, FIFTY MILLIONS OF MONEY."". The Riverine Herald. Vol. XIX, no. 3263. Victoria, Australia. 9 February 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ John Rickard, 'Hopkins, Francis Rawdon Chesney (1849–1916)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hopkins-francis-rawdon-chesney-505/text6001, published first in hardcopy 1972, accessed online 3 May 2024.
- ^ "LATE MR. F. R. C. HOPKINS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 24, 506. New South Wales, Australia. 22 July 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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