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William Kerr William Kerr i(A128392 works by)
Born: Established: 1812
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 25 May 1859 Sunbury, Sunbury area, Sunbury - Kyneton area, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1837
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1 y separately published work icon The Melbourne Argus William Kerr (editor), 1846 Melbourne : William Kerr , 1846-1848 Z1927348 1846 newspaper (33 issues)
1 4 y separately published work icon Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser William Kerr (editor), John Pascoe Fawkner (editor), 1839 Melbourne : John Pascoe Fawkner , 1839-1845 Z1558486 1839 newspaper (15 issues)
1 2 Theatrical Mismanagement William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 12 July vol. 36 no. 4043 1838; (p. 2) The Sydney Gazette accuses Royal Victoria Theatre manager John Lazar of taking too many leading roles in productions at the Victoria.
1 The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 December vol. 36 no. 4108 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of John Stafford; or, The Murder at the Black Farm William Thompson Townsend , 1835 single work drama ; The Larboard Fin 1838 single work drama A review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performance of the plays on 8 December 1838. This performance marked the reopening of the theatre after it's closure due to an epidemic of influenza in Sydney.
1 The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 November vol. 36 no. 4094 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch John Howard Payne , 1824 single work drama ; Luke the Labourer; or, The Lost Son John Baldwin Buckstone , 1826 single work drama
1 The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 3 November vol. 36 no. 4092 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Maid and the Magpie Samuel James Arnold , 1815 single work drama ; My Daughter Sir; or, A Daughter to Marry James Robinson Planche , 1832 single work drama
1 The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 October vol. 36 no. 4090 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Hamlet William Shakespeare , 1600 single work drama ; Bachelors' Buttons Edward Stirling , 1837 single work drama
1 The Old Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 25 October vol. 36 no. 4088 1838; (p. 2)

'Rumours ... regarding the ultimate disposal of the Old Theatre', i.e. the Theatre Royal, Sydney. One of the rumours is a report of a possible sale of the 'premises attached to the Old Theatre, which includes the Royal Hotel and Shakespeare Tavern.'
1 The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 25 October vol. 36 no. 4088 1838; (p. 2)

A column (by William Kerr?) on the 'arrangements for the commencement' of the new season at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney. Improvements in the 'construction of the stage and the disposition of the scenery' had been undertaken by James Belmore (? - 1834) 'the talented Hobart Town mechanist'. The 'handsome new drop scene .. by Messrs. Fitchett and Strong, of Pitt-street' was completed as well as a 'saloon attached to the dress circle'. Of the company of actors Conrad Knowles and Harriet Jones had been engaged but the actresses Maria Taylor and Mrs Larra and the actor Lane had, according to the writer, not been re-engaged. An actor, Mr Winters (possibly Jemmy Winters), is also mentioned as well as changes in the orchestra. '[George?] Peck is engaged as leader, and Wilson and Sippe added ... to the orchestra, while Dean [John Philip Deane] and his talented boys are excluded.' The first performance of the new season was to be Shakespeare's Hamlet, with Knowles as Hamlet and Eliza Winstanley as Ophelia, and 'an amusing farce called Bachelors' Buttons, which has never before been played in the Colony.'
1 Untitled William Kerr , 1838 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 16 October vol. 36 no. 4084 1838; (p. 3)

A reply to Nathanial Lipscomb Kentish's correspondence entitled 'The "Sydney Times" Company'.
1 The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 22 September vol. 36 no. 4074 1838; (p. 2)

The author (William Kerr?) discusses the upcoming benefit for John Philip Deane.
1 The Victoria William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 September vol. 36 no. 4072 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Der Freischutz Carl von Weber , 1821 single work musical theatre

A review (by William Kerr?) of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, September, 1838 performance of the opera. Included in the review is comment on the upcoming benefit for Miss Lazar.
1 The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 September vol. 36 no. 4071 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Massacre of Jerusalem Morris Phillips , 1838 single work drama A review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performance of the play on 13 September 1838. In this review, the author (William Kerr?) mentions that the play '... was an unpublished one, and consequently required to be licensed by Mr. Thomson, the Colonial Secretary, before it could be produced on the stage ...'
1 The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 September vol. 36 no. 4070 1838; (p. 2)

The author (William Kerr?) discusses the upcoming benefit at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, for the actors Cordelia Cameron and Samson Cameron. In the column he notes that the 'play selected for [the benefit of Mr and Mrs Cameron] ... is ... The Massacre of Jerusalem, in which the author, a Mr Morris Phillips, who has recently arrived from London, makes his first appearance in this colony ... The first piece which ... is especially licensed for the occasion, has never yet been published'. The Massacre of Jerusalem is listed first in the advertisements for the benefit.
1 Lee's Benefit William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 September vol. 36 no. 4069 1838; (p. 2) A short column about the benefit for the actor J. H. S. Lee due to take place at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 11 September 1838. The author (William Kerr?) discusses Lee's capabilities as an actor and adds that the 'great attraction of the evening is the dog Bruin which Lee ... has trained to much perfection.'
1 The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 September vol. 36 no. 4069 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Mountaineers George Colman (The Younger) , 1793 single work drama

This review, probably by William Kerr, is of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, September 1838 performance of the play, The Mountaineers. This review is mainly of the actor Charles Faucit's performance.
1 The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 September vol. 36 no. 4065 1838; (p. 2) A short column about the benefit for the actor Arthur Falchon. The author (William Kerr?) mentions the plays to be performed and praises Falchon writing that '[w]e have been a pretty constant attendant at the Theatre during the season, and we can safely aver that no actor belonging to the company has more frequently deserved praise, and more seldom blame.'
1 The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 August vol. 36 no. 4064 1838; (p. 2)

A column on the coming benefit performance for the actors Mrs Larra and Eliza Winstanley. The author (William Kerr?) discusses the merits of both actors writing that he does not 'know no two performers on the stage who have stronger claims on the liberality of the public ... Mrs Larra, independent altogether of her claims as an actress, which are second to none on the stage, has a strong hold on the affections of the people from her long residence in the Colony ... Miss Winstanley is without exception, the most rising actress on the stage. She made her debut in theatrical life in Sydney ...'.
1 A Benefit William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 25 August vol. 36 no. 4062 1838; (p. 2) A short report on Maria Taylor's benefit in which the plays presented by the Royal Victoria Theatre are briefly discussed. Maria Taylor (ca. 1813-1841) was an actress in nineteenth century Sydney. The author (William Kerr?) also alludes to Taylor's conduct '... on Tuesday evening last ... with the hope that we may never witness a repetition of such behaviour...'
1 Mrs Taylor's Benefit William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 August vol. 36 no. 4061 1838; (p. 2)

A short column about the benefit for the actress Maria Taylor (ca. 1813-1841) due to take place at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 23 August 1838. The author (William Kerr?) praises Taylor writing that she is 'a talented and industrious, and consequently a deserving actress ... inferior to none, and superior to most of her competitors'.
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