Williamson & Musgrove's grand Xmas pantomime, Djin-Djin: the Japanese bogie-man: a fairy tale of old Japan
performance
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by L Caron, Regis DanillonRegis Danillon, Garrick JonesGarrick Jones, Judith BrownJudith Brown, C Rose, S Lambourne, S Carter, A Blaik, B-L Dionysius, J FranklinDjin-Djin was arguably Australia’s most famous piece of music theatre of the late 19th century. Devised by J.C. Williamson, with music by Leon Caron, the score of this work was lost in the early part of the 20th Century, due to theatre fires in South Africa and New Zealand, where the last known scores and orchestral parts were held. This project aimed to recover and restore the original work, using fragmentary orchestral material and a script in the archives of the Australian National Library, as well as material found in letters, programmes and other late 19th century sources.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)
History
Start Date
2005-01-01Finish Date
2005-01-01Location
Mackay, Qld.Publisher
Central Queensland Conservatorium of MusicPlace of Publication
Mackay, QldOpen Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music;Era Eligible
- Yes
Medium
sound recordingExtent
Live performanceLive Performance Category
- Music