The Scout (play)
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Garnet Walch
| The Scout | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alfred Dampier Garnet Walch |
| Date premiered | 9 May 1891 |
| Place premiered | Alexandra Theatre, Melbourne |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Melodrama Wild West |
| Setting | The American West |
The Scout is a melodrama by Alfred Dampier and Garnet Walch set in the American west.[1]
The play came about in part because of the success Dampier had with his production of The Miner's Right. He decided to construct a play where he would feature W.F. Carver and his Wild America Troupe into a dramatic story. Carver would play himself and the production would feature a hughe water tank, 12 x 3 metres, featuring real ducks, Indians padding canoes and stunts involving horses.[2]
The original production starred Lily Dampier alongside Carver, and was a considerable success.[3]
Dampier later reworked the play as The Trapper for Carver and Lily. Carver later performed The Scout in the USA, although it was not advertised as an Australian play.
