John Langeake

Also known as John Langcake
  • Artist (Painter)
Scene-painter, painted the scenery for South Australia's first theatrical venue, ambitiously christened the Theatre Royal, in the room above the Adelaide Tavern in May 1838. In March 1840 he was a scene-painter for Samson Cameron's Adelaide company.

Citations

  • Bagot, A. (1965), 'Coppin the Great’, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Webby, E. (1992), 'Edward Andrew Opie’, Sydney, NSW : in Companion to Theatre and Dance in Australia; Parsons, P. (ed.).

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870