John Lazar
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John Lazar was an actor and theatre manager in Australia. He was Mayor of Adelaide from 1855 to 1858.
John Lazar
Lazar's grave in Hokitika Cemetery, 2021
Queen's Theatre, Adelaide
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The Queen's Theatre is a building of historic importance in Playhouse Lane, Adelaide, South Australia. It is the oldest intact theatre in mainland Australia, having originally been built in 1840, the
John Lazar
…Royal Victoria Theatre on Pitt Street as actor and stage-manager until the end of 1840, when he was engaged to appear in Adelaide at the newly completed Queen's Theatre. The theatre opened on 11 January 1841 with Lazar playing Othello. He had in Sydney been praised for his Shylock, but his Othello was criticised on…
Queen's Theatre, Adelaide
The partially restored interior, now used as a performance space, during a History Month tour in 2014