Theatre Heritage Australia

1. Theatrical Portraits of Walter Bentley: (General articles); ... in 1891 with Danish actress Laura Hansen, under contract to George Coppin’s Australian Theatrical Management Company. Melbourne had been anticipating Bentley’s visit for some years, with newspaper articles ...; Created on 02 September 2021
2. Caught in the Act: Theatrical cartoons and caricatures (Part 2): (General articles); ... in 1900 from Wybert Reeve (English actor and impresario) but, following illness, Pollock appointed a manager in his stead. Pollock died in 1908. Interestingly, George Coppin was the first lessee of the ...; Created on 02 September 2021
3. Caught in the Act: Theatrical cartoons and caricatures (Part 1): (General articles); Rich’s Glory or his Triumphant Entry into Covent-Garden by William Hogarth, 1732. British Museum, London. From John Rich to W.S. Lyster and Henry Irving to George Coppin, members of the theatrical profession ...; Created on 27 May 2021
4. Enjoying the Scenery: When the Heidelberg School went backstage (Part 2): (General articles); ... the difference it should be written on our brows—to keep us firm & to our purpose’. Impresario George Coppin claimed ‘he always lost money by Shakespeare’, without a star, but the Bard’s plays—revered ...; Created on 03 March 2021
5. Walter Bentley and the Actors’ Association of Australia (Part 1): (General articles); ... The Silver King Princess Theatre Melbourne August 20th 1892’. When he returned to Australia in 1891 under George Coppin’s Australian Theatrical Management Company, Bentley opened in Melbourne in the ...; Created on 15 December 2020
6. Tracking the Babes in Time: (General articles); ... following Christmas, in 1892, George Coppin, possibly inspired by Rignold’s 1891 success, secured Bland Holt as director, along with the entertainer/comedian John Gourley, who stepped in when Holt was ...; Created on 14 December 2020
7. A Quest for Respectability, On and Off the Stage: Dolores Drummond aka Dolly Green: (General articles); ... Her first role was as a non-speaking ‘beautiful slave’ (she called it a ‘thinking part) in an 1856 production of the 1856 spectacle, Timour the Tartar at George Coppin’s prefabricated cast iron theatre ...; Created on 02 September 2020
8. Special Presentation: Elisabeth Kumm: (General articles); ... in efforts (along with committee members Dr Mimi Colligan and Peter Johnson) to preserve the Eastern Arcade building—better known as Dimmey’s—and previously the site of George Coppin’s Haymarket Theatre. ...; Created on 28 June 2020
9. The Memoirs of J. Alan Kenyon or Behind the Velvet Curtain: (General articles); ... of the fraternity. His name was John Hennings and his father (also John) was a scenic painter and at various times a co-partner in the management of Melbourne's Theatre Royal, during the Coppin era. The ...; Created on 03 June 2020
10. Where Was This Photograph Taken?: (General articles); ... Royal, Melbourne. It shows a brightly lit mirrored saloon-bar with the focus on actor and entrepreneur George Coppin (in dark coat and top-hat). This copy, a ‘Paris Panel’, is held by the State Library ...; Created on 07 March 2020
11. Hoofing It! Ballet on Saddle and Stage at Astley's Circu: (General articles); ... Astley's Amphitheatre closed less than a year after opening. In 1855, George Selth Coppin (1819-1906), actor-manager and entrepreneur, leased the building as the Royal Amphitheatre, which, finally, became ...; Created on 31 August 2019
12. Show Time: George Coppin turns 200: (General articles); George Coppin, New York, 1865. Photo by Charles D. Fredericks. George Selth Coppin Papers, State Library of Victoria, MS8827/13/217 April 2019 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Selth ...; Created on 12 March 2019
13. WILLIAMSON, J.C. (1844-1913): (Biographies); ... On stage in USA, Australia and England from1860s. Arrived Australia in 1874 under engagement to George Coppin. Went to found Australia’s most important theatrical companies, J.C. Williamson Ltd. Riley/Hailes ...; Created on 14 June 2017
14. RIGNOLD, George (1839-1912): (Biographies); ... Marie Braybrooke Henderson (actress), 28 September 1865, (2) Georgina Harriet Dora Coppin, 3 October 1907. Died 16 December 1912, Sydney, NSW, Australia. On stage in England, USA, Australia and New Zealand ...; Created on 14 June 2017
15. KEAN, Charles (1811-1868): (Biographies); English actor & manager. Né Charles John Kean. Born 18 January 1811. Son of Edmund Kean (actor). Married Ellen Tree (actress). Died 22 January 1868. On stage in England and Australia. Toured Australia ...; Created on 01 May 2017
16. HENNINGS, John (1835-1898): (Biographies); German scenic artist. Né Johann Friedrich Hennings. Born 6 July 1835, Bremen, Germany. Married (1) Ellen Targett (ballet dancer) (de facto?), (2) Lizzie Collins (Mrs Gardiner) (de facto). Died 3 October ...; Created on 01 May 2017
17. GREVILLE, J.R. (1834-1894): (Biographies); Irish actor & manager. Né John Rodger. Born 15 June 1834, Dublin, Ireland. Married Charlotte Augusta Marshall (Miss Webster, actress). Died 29 April 1894, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. On stage ...; Created on 01 May 2017
18. COPPIN, George (1819-1906): (Biographies); English actor, manager & theatre owner. Né George Selth Coppin. Born 8 April 1819, Steyning, Sussex, England. Son of George Selth Coppin and Elizabeth Jane Jackson. Married (1) Maria Watkins Burroughs ...; Created on 30 April 2017
19. BROOKE, G.V. (1818-1866): (Biographies); ... Liverpool, England. Died 11 January 1866, at sea. On stage in England and Australia. Performing in Australia, 1855-1861. Business partner of George Coppin. Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, pages 21, 32, 165, ...; Created on 29 April 2017
20. The John Riley/Fred Hailes Scrapbook: Music and Drama: (News); ... during a radio interview. The then owner’s occupation was clearing deceased estates, in this case a former resident of the Old Colonists Homes in North Fitzroy, founded by George Coppin and others. After ...; Created on 11 February 2017

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