OTTAWA Theatrical. Rideau Hall].

Theatricals, Government House, Ottawa. February, 1875. [Program features two Victorian plays]. "Naval Engagements" by Charles Dance and "Wooing One's Wife" by John Maddison Morton.

Ottawa. [printed by] Durie & Son, Stationers. 1875. 12mo, 18x 11 cm, 4 pages folded, 3 printed including cover stylized title, with crest in red, lists of actors, dust worn, good to very good. Rare. (On) Governor-General Lord Dufferin was a great lover of the theatre and created a venue for theatricals at Government House. Interestingly the casts of these Victorian favourites included two of Dufferin' s ADC's, Captain Ward and Captain Fred Rowan Hamilton, the latter being the brother of Lady Dufferin. Item #37822

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