Edward Geoghegan

Edward Geoghegan (1813 – 11 January 1869) was an Irish-Australian writer and town clerk. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and was a medical student when transported as a convict to Australia in 1840. He wrote a number of plays, including The Hibernian Father the first Australian written play professionally performed in Sydney.^[1]^[2]

Geoghegan died in 1869.^[3]

Plays[edit]

The Hibernian Father (1844)
The Currency Lass (1844)
True Love, or an Interlude Interrupted (1845)
Ravenswood (1843)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1844)
The Royal Masquer (1845)
Captain Kyd (1845)
Lafitte the Pirate (1845)

References[edit]

^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. pp. 13–14.
^ "THEATRE Fun, national pride in first play". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 94, no. 51. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Singleton". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. Vol. XXVI, no. 3227. New South Wales, Australia. 14 January 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

External links[edit]

Edward Geoghan at Ausstage
Edward Geoghan at AustLit
Edward Geoghan at Australian Variety

[1] Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. pp. 13–14.

[2] "THEATRE Fun, national pride in first play". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 94, no. 51. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Singleton". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. Vol. XXVI, no. 3227. New South Wales, Australia. 14 January 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

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