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| Fortune's Fool | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alfred Dampier |
| Date premiered | October 2, 1897 [1] |
| Place premiered | Lyceum Theatre, Sydney [2] |
| Original language | English |
Fortune's Fool is a 1897 Australian play by Alfred Dampier. [3] [4] [5] It depicted "the Strange and Adventurous Career of a Vagabond Wanderer and his Daughter." [6]
Dampier performed in the play before heading to London. [7]
The Sunday Times said it "contained enough blood and thunder to satisfy the palate of even the greatest lover of the sensational." [8]
The Daily Telegraph said "The plot of the piece is ingenious, and gives plenty of scope for fine work, both on the part of the playwright and the actors." [9]
The Australian Star called it "nothing extraordinary... a piece of a class which may be characterised as strong or heavy, but it is interesting, and a great deal of the heaviness is removed by a vein of comedy which is introduced in parts by the subordinate characters." [10]
Dampier took the play with him to London and tried to sell it as With False Colours (as another play used Fortune's Fool). However he was unsuccessful. [11]
Harold Norton is an actor who wanders the country after the death of his wife. [10]
Dampier presented a play the following year with a similar plot called Everyday London. This may have been Fortune's Fool rewritten. [12] [13]
Waverley Council is a Local government area in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 16 June 1859 as the Municipality of Waverley, it is one of the oldest-surviving local government areas in New South Wales. Waverley is bounded by the Tasman Sea to the east, the Municipality of Woollahra to the north, and the City of Randwick in the south and west. The administrative centre of Waverley Council is located on Bondi Road in Bondi Junction in the Council Chambers on the corner of Waverley Park.
Ernest Clayton Andrews BA, FRS, commonly referred to as E. C. Andrews, was an Australian geologist and botanist.
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Alfred Rolfe, real name Alfred Roker, was an Australian stage and film director and actor, best known for being the son-in-law of the celebrated actor-manager Alfred Dampier, with whom he appeared frequently on stage, and for his prolific output as a director during Australia's silent era, including Captain Midnight, the Bush King (1911), Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road (1911) and The Hero of the Dardanelles (1915). Only one of his films as director survives today.
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