With the Colours
| With the Colours | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Edward Irham Cole |
| Directed by | Edward Irham Cole |
| Date premiered | 1905 |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | melodrama |
With the Colours is a 1905 Australian stage drama by Edward Irham Cole set during the Second Boer War.[1] It became one of the key plays in Cole's repertoire.[2][3]
Crowds during the initial season were excellent.[4] The play was revived in 1906,[5] 1908,[6] 1911,[7] 1912, 1913,[8] 1914 and 1918.[9]
Premise[edit]
"A captain of the forty second is under sentence of death for supposed cowardice in action. He entrusts his all to the care of a brother officer, who however betrays his trust and robs the widow and orphan. A very exciting scene takes place at the end of the lirst act, where the captain is placed before a file of his own men and is just about to be shot, when the Boers attack the British camp. A hand to hand battle is fought and some very fine specimens of swordsmanship are shown, with the curtain falling on a British victory with Australians to the front."[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "MUSIC AND DRAMA". The Sunday Sun. No. 141. New South Wales, Australia. 17 December 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ADELAIDE'S LATEST ATTRACTION". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 3, no. 107. South Australia. 16 May 1914. p. 10 (SATURDAY'S NEWS SECTION.). Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE TRAVELLING THEATRICAL SHOW". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. XCVIII, no. 226. Tasmania, Australia. 5 December 1939. p. 4 (LATE NEWS EDITION and DAILY). Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE HAYMARKET HIPPODROME". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 21, 149. New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE LEMARE RECITALS". Evening News. No. 12, 247. New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1906. p. 8. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 22, 034. New South Wales, Australia. 29 August 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. LXX, no. 216. Tasmania, Australia. 11 September 1911. p. 1 (DAILY). Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 20, 843. Victoria, Australia. 14 May 1913. p. 16. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Music and Drama". The Telegraph. No. 14, 286. Queensland, Australia. 7 September 1918. p. 13 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Local and General". North-eastern Advertiser. Vol. V, no. 11. Tasmania, Australia. 10 February 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.