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13. Martin, A. Patchett (Arthur Patchett), 1851-1902.

The new and original grand Christmas pantomime entitled Robinson Crusoe : or, Friday and his funny family / altered for this production by ... A. P. Martin. (Melbourne : W. S. Lyster, [1879])

13. Martin, A. Patchett (Arthur Patchett), 1851-1902.

Well-known stories such as Robinson Crusoe were used as the basis of Christmas pantomimes. Typically a local writer would adapt the story and the characters with references known to their audience. This version produced by the Lyster Opera Company in Melbourne included as a scene, "The view of the forthcoming exhibition", i.e. the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880.

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