Gold or Never Too Late to Mend is a 1860 Australian stage play. It was produced at a time when local plays were relatively rare in Australia.[2][3]
| Gold or Never Too Late to Mend | |
|---|---|
| Date premiered | 7 November 1860 |
| Place premiered | Royal Victoria Theare, Sydney, Australia[1] |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | Australian goldfields |
The play was revived in 1873.[4]
The Sydney Mail said "its localisms may suit an English audience, but here their absurd character is evident" and that scenes on the goldfield "shows a lamentable ignorance of the subject which the author has endeavoured to illustrate, viz., life on the gold fields."[5]
References
edit- ^ "List of Donations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XLII, no. 6992. New South Wales, Australia. 5 November 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XLII, no. 6994. New South Wales, Australia. 7 November 1860. p. 1. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Lecture on Botany". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XLII, no. 6997. New South Wales, Australia. 10 November 1860. p. 6. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXVIII, no. 11, 061. New South Wales, Australia. 29 October 1873. p. 10. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Music and Drama". The Sydney Mail. Vol. I, no. 19. New South Wales, Australia. 10 November 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.