Ned Kelly, the Bushranger

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Ned Kelly, the Bushranger
Written by	Bernard Espinasse Harry Leader
Date premiered	1902
Original language	English

Ned Kelly, the Bushranger, or The Bushrangers ; or Incidents in the Life of the Famous Ned Kelly is a 1902 Australian play by Bernard Espinasse and Harry Leader about Ned Kelly.^[1]^[2]

The play had a run in London in 1904.^[3]^[4]^[5]

According to academic Richard Fotheringham, "Espinasse’s play is radically different from any other" anout Ned Kelly "and allows Ned to survive and go free; he plans to marry his sweetheart Marion Lee, while Kate Kelly assists his escape by agreeing to marry the only police officer who knows Ned is still alive — if he keeps silent."^[6]

References

^ "MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES". The West Australian. No. 5, 213. Western Australia. 22 November 1902. p. 7. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "BILL OF THE PLAY". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People. Vol. 5, no. 113. New South Wales, Australia. 15 November 1902. p. 7. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "MUSIC ART AND DRAMA". The Bendigo Independent. No. 10, 600. Victoria, Australia. 13 July 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "MUSIC AND THE DRAMA". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. LXIV, no. 167. Tasmania, Australia. 14 July 1904. p. 8 (DAILY.). Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Encore". Critic. South Australia. 27 July 1904. p. 9. Retrieved 4 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Fotheringham, Richard (2006). Australian plays for the colonial stage : 1834-1899. p. 563.

Ned Kelly

Related people

Kelly Gang	Joe Byrne Steve Hart Dan Kelly
Other associates	Kate Kelly Tom Lloyd Harry Power Aaron Sherritt
Authorities	Redmond Barry Michael Edward Ward

Cultural depictions

Stage	Vultures of the Wombat Ranges (1878) Catching the Kellys (1879) Ostracized (1881) The Kelly Gang (Rede play) (1896) The Kelly Gang (1899) Outlaw Kelly (1899) Hands Up (1900) Ned Kelly, the Bushranger (1902) The Kelly Gang (Majeroni play) (1905) Ned Kelly (1942) Sing for St. Ned (1951) Ned Kelly (1960) Ned Kelly (1977) Kelly (2012)
Film	The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) The Kelly Gang (1920) When the Kellys Were Out (1922) When the Kellys Rode (1934) The Glenrowan Affair (1951) Ned Kelly (1970) Reckless Kelly (1993) Ned Kelly (2003) Ned (2003) True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
Radio	Ned Kelly (1942) The Last Outlaw (1963)
Paintings	First-class Marksman (1946) The Trial (1947)
Television	'Ned Kelly (1959) Ballad for One Gun (1963) Trial of Ned Kelly (1977) The Last Outlaw (1980)
Music	Ned Kelly (1970 soundtrack album) Ned Kelly (1974 rock opera)
Literature	Kelly Country (1983) Our Sunshine (1991) True History of the Kelly Gang (2001)
Non fiction	The Inner History of the Kelly Gang (1929) The Kelly Hunters (1953)

Eponymous items