THEATRICAL,
LITERARY & ARTISTIC LIVES & LIES
Compiled
by Helen D. Harris OAM
This web page is a compilation of information
on theatrical, literary and artistic people I have come across over the years, and
has been put on the net to aid fellow researchers. Please note that I have no other information
regarding these people, unlike most of my other web pages, and that the sources
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ABELL, Samuel Owens and KLAER,
James. Ballarat, circus proprietors,
insolvent.
AITCHISON, James. See ATHOLWOOD, James.
ARROWSMITH, Edward Henry. Death notice: At his residence,
ATHOLWOOD, James. Actor, charged with bigamy. First
wife Ethel Ruby YELVERTON, lived with Barry MARSHALL for 6 years and had a
child Cecil to him. Second wife Lilias Mary TOWNSEND married James under name of
AITCHISON. 20 May 1908 The Age.
BADNALL, Charles Henry.
BENTLEY, Walter. ‘Among the passengers by the R.M.S. Oraya
… a tragedian who has a notable career on the stage … to appear at the Theatre
Royal shortly … son of the late Rev. Dr. Begg of
BURMAN, Arthur Wellington. Nth
Ref: 71/5547.
BUTLER, Herbert. Artist,
Value £5.
CAMPBELL, Archibald Henry. Melbourne, journalist, insolvent.
Ref: C96.
CLARK, Frank.
Melbourne,
theatrical agent.
CLARKE, George Thomas.
Ref: 71/5940
COGILL, Charles William and Harry Payot. Melbourne, theatrical managers,
insolvent.
COLLEY, William. Melbourne, lithographer, insolvent.
COPE, David and David Wm
COSGROVE, Mrs. Actress? Clothing stolen from Bijou Theatre Melbourne at the same time
as stolen from Hilda Fraser.
CRAIG, Francis Marcelus, trading as F. CLARK,
CROSSY, Julius Augustus. Charged on warrant with deserting his wife Louisa Anna, 80 Victoria
Terrace, Beaconsfield Parade, Albert Park, on 4th instant. Austrian, but can speak German, photographer,
c60 yrs, 5’10”, medium build, sunburnt, greyish moustache, beard and whiskers,
dyed black. Is in
CYCLORAMA.
New attractions, Mr. W.S. LOCKLEY lectures. 1 January 1892. South
Australian Register
DAMPIER, Alfred. Melbourne, theatrical manager, insolvent.
Ref: 90/1382.
DARBY, Edwin.
Deserted wife Charlotte in
DEAN, George.
Fitzroy,
actor, insolvent.
DE BURGH, Ulrich John Rupert. St. Kilda, theatrical manager, insolvent.
DE FIVAS,
DESMOND, William A. Williamstown, photographer, insolvent.
DIORAMA.
References 18 January, 23 January, 12 August, 20 September 1879; 20 May
1880. The Colonist Newspaper, Nelson New
DU CANN, Charles James.
DUMAS, E.W.
Was a member
of the Turin-Verein, French, a cook, lately employed
at the Melbourne Club, two charges of passing valueless cheques. 28 April 1880 p.119. Victoria Police Gazette.
DUNN, Alfred.
Architect, made a secret composition with his creditors in 1892, paid 6d.
in £. See M. Cannon, The Land Boomers.
FIELD, Adolphus Octavius.
FINN, Edmund.
Hawthorn,
journalist, insolvent.
FRANCIS, Edward James. Melbourne, photographic enlarger, insolvent.
FRANKLYN, Henry Mortimer. St. Kilda, journalist, insolvent.
FRASER, Hilda.
Actress, Bijou Theatre Melbourne, clothing stolen from dressing
room.
FRASER, Joseph.
Hawthorn,
phrenologist, insolvent.
FRIEDMAN, Harry. Melbourne, theatrical manager, insolvent.
GARNER, Arthur.
Melbourne,
theatrical manager, insolvent.
GILBERT, Melvin Elam. Charged with wife desertion, actor, c32 yrs etc. 15 April 1891 p.117. Said to be in
GOOD, Alexander. Camberwell, photographer, insolvent.
GREBBIN, John A. Left
his child Marie Rose with nurse Margaret STOW at St. Kilda, about 5 mths previously and had not paid maintenance. He was a photographer, 35 yrs.
GREEN & WOOD. Acrobats, Her Majesty’s Theatre,
GREENE, James William. Melbourne, musician, insolvent.
GRIBBIN, John A. Tried
Kyneton Petty Sessions 24 November 1893, damaging property, sentenced to 14
days. He was born in
GROUZELLE, Louis. Melbourne, photographic artist, insolvent.
Ref: 90/626.
HARRISON, Walter. Tried Melbourne General Sessions 1 February 1893, for larceny, received
sentence of 4 mths.
Born
HART, Ludovico. St. Kilda, photographer, insolvent.
HARWOOD, Henry Richard.
HEDLEY, Harry Wharton. Toorak, journalist, insolvent.
HENDERSON, Antekell
Matthew.
HENRY, William & Benjamin Postill.
HEYDEBRANTZ, George. Tried Horsham Petty Sessions 25 August 1893, for false pretences,
received a sentence of 3 mths. Born
HIGHAM, James Andrew Bolton.
HISCOCKS, Frederick Elijah. Theatrical agent. Insolvent,
assets and liabilities given. 4 September
1881 p.2. Age.
HITCHCOCK,
HONIGBAUM, Ludwig. See HEYDEBRANTZ, George.
HUGHES, John.
IRVING, Edward Hamilton. Melbourne, lecturer, insolvent.
JAMES, Alfred.
Tried Bendigo
Petty Sessions 4 May 1894, insulting behaviour and obscene language, sentenced
to 14 days, cumulative. Born Victoria
1873, acrobat, 5’3½”, fresh complexion, fair hair, blue eyes, stout build,
forehead broad, ears medium and projecting, nose small and pointed, chin round,
scar on palm of right hand, two previous convictions. Discharged
JOHNSON, William. Tried Melbourne Petty Sessions 18 November 1893, vagrancy, sentenced to
6 mths. Born
JONES, James Raymond. Williamstown, architect, insolvent.
JOUBERT, Jules.
Melbourne,
theatrical proprietor, insolvent.
KELLY, Edwin.
Fitzroy
North, actor, insolvent.
KEMBLE,
KENNA, Richard Philip & McMAHON,
Joseph F. Melbourne, theatrical managers, insolvent.
KENNEDY, Robert.
KINGSLEY,
KLAER, James.
See ABELL,
S.
KREITMEYER, Maximilian L. Melbourne, was works proprietor,
insolvent.
KREITMEYER. Museum of science and art will
open Saturday next at
LAING, David Patrick. Melbourne, journalist, insolvent.
LAMBLE, Thomas James. Glenferrie, professor of music, insolvent.
LANGHORNE, Edward Murphy. Fitzroy, reporter and commission agent, insolvent.
LAWRENCE, Francis George. Northcote, journalist, insolvent.
LEADER, Henry Bouoring.
LEE, David.
LEE, Jenny.
To appear at Theatre Royal. 9 Sept 1889 South Australian Register
LEE, Samuel George. Charged on warrant with deserting his wife and three children at Fitzroy
in May 1873. Victorian, 26yrs, 5’9 or
10”, slight build, rather fair complexion, light brown hair, brown eyes, hair
cut short, a wood turner and musician, has been playing the cornet at Chiarini’s Circus and formerly played at the Polytechnic and
Colosseum, Melbourne. 2 July 1873
p.170. Victoria Police Gazette. (No further mention to end of year.)
LE GROS, Francis (known as Henry). Charged with wife desertion and with stealing from the house of George
CLANCY in
LEOPOLD, George. Fitzroy, comedian, insolvent.
LEWIS, Jessie.
See
WHITTAKER, Cora.
LITTLE, John.
LUPLAN, William T. Melbourne, lithographer, insolvent.
McDONALD, James Paterson. Information requested, theatrical agent, well known in
MACK, Albert.
Tried
Melbourne Petty Sessions 24 August 1893, imposition, sentenced to 6 mths. Born
McKINLEY, Alexander. Melbourne, publisher, insolvent.
MACULLY, Alexander.
MARKS, Sarah.
Windsor, teacher of music, insolvent.
MARSHALL, Barry. See ATHOLWOOD, James.
MARTIN, Edward Casteldine. Malvern, journalist, insolvent.
MATHER, John.
Melbourne,
artist, insolvent.
MAYER, Clara Kath Merivale. Prahran, operatic artist, insolvent.
MEEK, James.
Hamilton,
tobacconist and photographer, insolvent.
MELVILLE, Emily. Melbourne, operatic artist, insolvent.
MIDDLETON, Alexander Gordon. Printer, poet, journalist, until six months ago at Shepparton News. Died 15 October 1888 at Lilydale. Detailed obituary
8 November 1888.
MIRLE, M.
See LE GROS,
F.
MONTAGUE, Pansy. Actress, Bijou Theatre, clothing and jewellery
stolen from her dressing room.
MOORE, James Edward. Melbourne, theatrical agent, insolvent.
MORGAN, Maud.
Tried
Geelong Petty Sessions 1 October 1894, larceny, sentenced to 1 mth. Born
MOSES, Philip William. Malvern and Fitzroy, lecturer and herbalist, insolvent.
MOXON, James Richard.
MULLEN, George.
NEWMAN, Augustus E.
NORMAN, Henry.
OGDEN, Richard D’Orsay. Melbourne, theatrical manager, insolvent.
O’SHEA, Frederick P.
Prahran, photographer, insolvent.
OXBOROUGH, William Charles. Melbourne, photographer, insolvent.
PAILTHORPE, Edward. Melbourne, photographer, insolvent.
PARKER, Elizabeth. Fitzroy, artist, insolvent.
PARRY, David.
Yarraville,
newspaper proprietor, insolvent.
PERRATON, William.
POPE, Charles.
POSTILL, Benjamin Clarkson & William
Henry.
POTTS, Violet.
PRESTON, Walter. Tried Carlton Petty Sessions 9 March 1893, larceny, received a sentence
of 3 mths.
Born Victoria 1848, photographer, 5’9”, fresh complexion, black hair,
blue eyes, two previous convictions.
Discharged
RICHARDSON, Albert. Music teacher. Farewell
benefit. 28 February 1879 p.7. Argus
ROBERTSON, John Steele. Melbourne, journalist, insolvent.
ROBERTSON, William.
ROBINSON, Thomas. Williamstown, showman, insolvent.
ROOTS, William Henry. Malvern, lithographer, insolvent.
ROWE, Alfred
& TAYLOR, Robert. Camberwell, circus proprietors,
insolvent. 71/6263.
RYAN, Edward and W.. See ARROWSMITH, Edward H.
SALMON, Philip Melville.
SAMUEL, John.
SAVILLE, Harry.
Actor. Court case against Dr. Gilbee
for malpractice; treated his actress wife for alcoholism when it was an
epileptic fit. 2 June
1883 pp5 & 6. The Age.
SHORT, Henry.
Jolimont,
journalist, insolvent.
SIMONSEN, Martin. St. Kilda, operatic manager, insolvent.
SKIDMORE, George. Photographer at Manly and possibly
SMART, Francis Joseph.
SMART, George Hale. St. Kilda, dancing master, insolvent.
SMITH, William.
Melbourne,
public entertainer, insolvent.
STEWART,
Nellie. Theatre Royal, Melbourne. Lost between there and St. Kilda (by train)
on the night of the 24th instant, a gold locket, with star of rose
diamonds and a sapphire in claw setting above the star, a young gentleman’s
likeness inside and a snake pattern chain attached.
STUBBS, William.
SUTTON, Harry.
See
WOODBURN, H.
TAYLOR, George and William. Tried Shepparton Petty Sessions 2 April 1894, obscene language,
sentenced to 38 hrs imprisonment or fine.
George was born
TAYLOR, Robert.
See ROWE,
Alfred.
THOMAS, Julian.
Melbourne,
journalist, insolvent.
THOMSON, Peter.
Tried
Hawthorn Petty Sessions 31 October 1893, imposition, sentenced to 3 mths. Born
TOWNSEND, Lilias
M. See ATHOLWOOD, James
TUTTLE, William Nutting. Sydney, photographer, insolvent.
WALSH, James R.
Comedian,
advert for his show, including illustration.
WALTON, Henry John. Sydney, photographer, insolvent.
WARD, John Markham. Fitzroy, artist, insolvent.
WARE, Gilbert Frederick Harris. Gertrude St. Fitzroy, phrenologist and mesmerist. Insolvent, cause: want of remunerative
employment, pressure of creditors, preventing him getting thoroughly
established in business in
WATTS, George.
Warrant
issued for maintenance of illegitimate child by Mrs. Sarah STUDD of
Collingwood. Victorian, 24 yrs, artist,
used to live with mother at Ascot Vale.
WAUGH, George Andrew Hastie
& John Hastie.
Collingwood,
modellers, insolvent.
WEBB, Thomas.
Echuca,
newspaper proprietor, insolvent.
WEIR, Johnson. See entry in Index to Criminal
& Other Case Files M - Z
WELCH, William.
Actor, Balmoral
Victoria Parade E. Melbourne, reports stolen … lady’s gold watch. 6 January 1910 p.2. Victoria Police Gazette
WELLS, William Elliott. Hawthorn, architect, insolvent.
WESTON, Frank.
Fitzroy,
theatrical agent, insolvent.
WHITTAKER, Cora alias Jessie LEWIS. Tried South Melbourne Petty Sessions 29 March 1894, larceny, 2 charges,
sentence 7 days each, cumulative. Born
WHITTAKER, Louisa. Tried Prahran Petty Sessions 10 May 1894, larceny, sentenced to 1 mth. Actress, born
WILD, John James. St. Kilda. doctor of philosophy, insolvent.
WILKINSON, William.
WILKS, Thomas.
WILSON, Frederick William. Windsor, photographer, insolvent.
WINTER, Joseph.
Hawthorn,
journalist, insolvent.
WOOD. See GREEN & WOOD.
WOODBURN, Harry Hudson. Known as Harry SUTTON, a comedian.
Wanted for wife desertion. 12 May
1897 p.163 Victoria Police Gazette.
WRIGHT, John Gladstone. Hawthorn, professor of music, insolvent.
YELVERTON, Ethel R. See ATHOLWOOD, James.
YOUNGER, Richard
William. Actor, Melbourne, Insolvent. Cause:
Pressure of creditors, one of whom obtained judgement in the County
Court, losses in his profession and depreciation in the value of property. Liabilities £258.9.8. Assets £218.
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