George Curtis Fawcett Rowe b. 1832

Also known as George Fawcett, George Fawcett Rowe
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, scene-painter, actor and entertainer, George Fawcett entered into a partnership to build Princess Theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand, which opened in 1862. He not only performed in Australia but also appeared in British, American and Canadian theatres.
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Name
George Curtis Fawcett Rowe
Also known as:
  • George Fawcett
  • George Fawcett Rowe
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • playwright (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • joint proprietor of the theatre (ANZSIC code: 9003)
  • comedian (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • singer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • theatrical artist (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • actor (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • scene-painter (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1832
Birth place
Exeter, England
Death date
1889
Active Period
  • c.1853 - c.1889
Arrival
  • 25 November 1852 (Port Phillip)
Residence
  • North America
  • New Zealand
  • Melbourne, Victoria
  • Bendigo, Victoria
  • England
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Gibson-Wilde, Dorothy (1987), 'An Historian's Update 1987', prelim. article in facsimile of The Townsville Herald Christmas number 24, December 1887, reprinted Townsville Bicentennial Community Historical and Literary Sub-Committee, Townsville, 1987 (Kerr, Joan add).>, <ExternalResource: Blake, S. (1982), 'George Rowe, Artist and Lithographer 1796 1864', Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museums catalogue, Cheltenham, England.>, <ExternalResource: Reynolds, P. (3 October 1973), 'George Rowe on the Bendigo diggings', La Trobe Library Journal 3.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, A. (1977), 'Artists of the Australian Gold Rush', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Ford, W., 'Theatrical reminiscences', Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, ms.>, <ExternalResource: (1868), Australasian, (Melbourne), 25 Jan, 4 April.>, <ExternalResource: (1862), Illustrated Melbourne Post, 30 Aug, 6 Dec.>, <ExternalResource: (1863), Illustrated Melbourne Post, 24, 31 Jan, 24 Oct.>, <ExternalResource: (1863), Age, 25 May, 31 Aug.>] [<ExternalResource: Gibson-Wilde, Dorothy (1987), 'An Historian's Update 1987', prelim. article in facsimile of The Townsville Herald Christmas number 24, December 1887, reprinted Townsville Bicentennial Community Historical and Literary Sub-Committee, Townsville, 1987 (Kerr, Joan add).>]