Princess Theatre History - Federici
The official Princess Theatre history page reports that Frederick Baker, known as Federici, died during a performance of Faust and that the cast said they saw him on stage for the curtain call, with later sightings associated with the theatre.
- Record ID
- 1,176
- Year
- 1,888
- Source
- Marriner Group
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 1176
- Source
- Marriner Group
- Publication
- Marriner Group
- Published
- 1888 event account on public history page, accessed 2026-06-22
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- Federici
- Archive period
- Gold Rush Colonial
- Location
- Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria (VIC): B
- State or territory
- VIC
- Source voice
- Heritage Discourse
- Publicness
- Public Page
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The official Princess Theatre history page reports that Frederick Baker, known as Federici, died during a performance of Faust and that the cast said they saw him on stage for the curtain call, with later sightings associated with the theatre.
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