Edward Irham Cole | |
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 Portrait of Edward Irham Cole in about 1920. | |
| Born | Edward Irham Cole 3 December 1859 Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Died | 1 July 1942 (aged 82) Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | theatrical entrepreneur & film director |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Ada Dale (2) Lavinia Catherine ('Vene') Smith |
| Parent | Irham Cole & Isabella (née Jackson) |
Edward Irham Cole (3 December 1859 – 1 July 1942) was an Australian theatrical entrepreneur and film director whose productions represented a synthesis of Wild West show and stage melodrama (often with a bushranger theme). He managed a theatre company, called the Bohemian Dramatic Company, that performed in semi-permanent and temporary tent theatres.[1] During 1910 and 1911 Cole directed a number of silent films, adapted from his stage plays and using actors from his theatre company.
- ^ Andrew James Couzens (2019), A Cultural History of the Bushranger Legend in Theatres and Cinemas, 1828-2017, London: Anthem Press (ISBN 1-78-308892-3); Chapter 4: 'Hippodramas and Edward Irham Cole', pages 67-85.