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Frederick Hart Pollock

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Pollock's chief interests outside the theatre were the turf, his pony "Dandy", his little dogs "Topsy" and "Queenie", and his membership of the Commissionaire Corps of the Volunteer Militia, into which he had been introduced by Reeve. They had a home "Azara" at the corner of Pollock Avenue and
177:, he left Her Majesty's to manage the bar associated with the Adelaide Theatre Royal. When Reeve retired from stage management in 1900, Pollock purchased the lease from him, and ran the Theatre Royal with considerable tact and ability until forced by illness to step down. He appointed 579: 584: 154:. In 1886 Pollock managed a tour of Western Australia and the Near East by the Webb Marionette Company, then the 1887–88 Australian tour of veteran ventriloquist 569: 564: 205:, Perth, in Singapore on 5 July 1875 after an engagement of eight years. After his death she married again, to Henry Hele, chief accountant at 79:
actress Mary Myers and together toured the East. He brought a troupe of Japanese jugglers to Perth around this time. In 1879 they took the
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for some years, then joined a company touring India and other Eastern countries. He was working as manager of the Corinthian Theatre,
181:, a nephew of his wife, as manager. She inherited the theatre, with Myers as her manager until the lease ran out seven years later. 174: 108: 100: 130:. The building was destroyed by fire the following year, incurring a great financial loss to Pollock. He then joined 123: 494: 435: 407: 186: 103:(later the "Bijou Theatre"). From 1881–1882 he was successful as agent and manager for the celebrated comedian 466: 207: 131: 119: 20: 104: 295: 379: 351: 190: 559: 554: 147: 72: 19:(22 June 1842 – 10 November 1908) was an actor and publican, remembered as the lessee-manager of the 139: 525: 267: 178: 92: 155: 202: 68: 80: 236: 166: 151: 24: 159: 135: 44: 169:, Melbourne, but did not lose touch with the theatre, acting as a Melbourne agent for 548: 323: 127: 52: 170: 122:, which he relinquished in 1884 to take over management of that city's refurbished 51:
where he had an uncle. He moved to New Zealand, where he took acting lessons from
439:. Vol. XXIV, no. 7, 175. South Australia. 16 November 1887. p. 5 411:. Vol. XXIII, no. 6, 864. South Australia. 5 November 1886. p. 3 430: 402: 318: 290: 231: 56: 520: 489: 461: 327:. Vol. XXV, no. 1895. Victoria, Australia. 21 April 1882. p. 2 374: 346: 299:. Vol. XLI, no. 1222. Victoria, Australia. 31 May 1879. p. 18 262: 88: 48: 470:. Vol. LXXIII, no. 19, 344. Adelaide. 11 November 1908. p. 7 165:
In 1889 he turned publican of Her Majesty's Hotel (previously Garton's) in
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Pollock married Mary Myers (4 September 1844 – 5 September 1925), of
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While in Singapore in 1875 he married the 537:– via National Library of Australia. 506:– via National Library of Australia. 478:– via National Library of Australia. 447:– via National Library of Australia. 419:– via National Library of Australia. 391:– via National Library of Australia. 363:– via National Library of Australia. 335:– via National Library of Australia. 307:– via National Library of Australia. 279:– via National Library of Australia. 580:Australian theatre managers and producers 515: 513: 456: 454: 226: 224: 220: 585:19th-century Australian businesspeople 257: 255: 107:, then briefly acting manager of the 7: 138:in managing the Adelaide company of 67:when he first met the great actors 14: 570:19th-century English male actors 211:, in 1908. They had no children 158:(c.1831–1904). He next managed 126:, dubbed the "New Academy", on 114:He was appointed treasurer of 87:in company with Titheradge to 1: 565:Jewish Australian male actors 462:"Death of Mr. F. H. Pollock" 47:, and at age 18 voyaged to 601: 575:English male stage actors 495:South Australian Register 436:The Express and Telegraph 408:The Express and Telegraph 403:"Arrival of the Valletta" 347:"Intercolonial Telegrams" 162:'s 1888 Australian tour. 21:Theatre Royal, Adelaide 296:The Leader (Melbourne) 40: 17:Frederick Hart Pollock 191:West Terrace Cemetery 146:which toured through 38: 73:Boothroyd Fairclough 43:Pollock was born in 431:"Begone, Dull Care" 268:The West Australian 232:"Mr. F. H. Pollock" 375:"Fire in Adelaide" 203:St Georges Terrace 41: 39:F. H. 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Index

Theatre Royal, Adelaide
South Australia

Newport, Wales
Melbourne
Clarance Holt
Bland Holt
Dunedin
Calcutta
George Titheradge
Boothroyd Fairclough
Perth
P&O
Melbourne
Kotzebue
Academy of Music
Fred Marshall
Princess Theatre
Adelaide
Theatre Royal
Academy of Music
Rundle Street
James Allison
George Rignold
Joseph Derrick
Victoria
New South Wales
Fred MacCabe
Harry Rickards
Swanston Street

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