The South-Sea Sisters: A Lyric Masque

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The South-Sea Sisters: A Lyric Masque
Written by Richard Henry Horne [1]
Music by Charles Edward Horsley [2]
Date premieredOctober 1866
Place premieredMelbourn
Original languageEnglish

The South-Sea Sisters: A Lyric Masque is a 1866 Australian stage play written by Richard Henry Horne. [3] It was written for the 1866 Melbourne Exhibition. [4] [5]

It was well received. [6]

The production was revived the following year. [7]

According to one review "we have presented to us a faithful picture of that chaotic condition of society extending from the period of the gold discovery up to the present time ; while the construction of the poem itself partakes of that self-same condition. It is a poem made up of many short ones, so to speak, which differ from each other in measure, sentiment, and imagery." [8]

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References

  1. "ROBERT HENRY HORNE". Leader . Vol. XIV, no. 601. Victoria, Australia. 6 July 1867. p. 24. Retrieved 5 May 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "My Bookshelves". Freeman's Journal . Vol. LXXI, no. 3678. New South Wales, Australia. 23 January 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "No title". The Herald . Vol. LXXVII, no. 6502. Victoria, Australia. 23 October 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "THE EXHIBITION". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 6, 359. Victoria, Australia. 24 October 1866. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2024 via National Library of Australia.
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  6. "THE INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION". The Age . No. 3, 740. Victoria, Australia. 25 October 1866. p. 5. Retrieved 5 May 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1867". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 6, 500. Victoria, Australia. 8 April 1867. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "REVIEW". Launceston Examiner . Vol. XXVII, no. 112. Tasmania, Australia. 1 August 1867. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2024 via National Library of Australia.