John Brunton (scenic artist)
John Brunton was a Scottish scenic artist who worked in theatres in Britain and Australia. Brunton was brought to Australia in 1886 by the theatrical partnership of Williamson, Garner and Musgrove. From about the mid-1890s he worked on productions by Bland Holt, known for his spectacular touring productions of melodramas and pantomimes. Brunton died in July 1909 in Sydney. He was the father of the popular actress, Dorothy Brunton.
Portrait of John Brunton, published in 1909.
'Cornstooks' (c. 1880), watercolour painting by John Brunton.
Caricature of John Brunton (published in The Gadfly, 3 June 1908).
Caricature of John Brunton by Will Dyson (The Bulletin, 5 August 1909).
John Hennings was a German-born theatrical scene painter and theatre manager active in Melbourne, Australia, from the mid-1850s to the early 1890s.
Portrait of John Hennings (about 1869).
An illustration of Hennings' scenic painting for the 1861 Christmas pantomime at the Theatre Royal, commemorating the tragic Burke and Wills expedition (December 1861).
The Theatre Royal in Melbourne, photographed in 1861.
A wood engraving of a scene from Sinbad the Sailor (Theatre Royal) showing Hennings' scenic backdrop (Australasian Sketcher, 1 January 1881).
