The Hoyleton Institute Stage Door Inscriptions and the Ghosts of Forgotten Travelling Performers

IF 0.4 3区 历史学 Q3 AREA STUDIES Journal of Australian Studies Pub Date : 2023-04-28 DOI:10.1080/14443058.2023.2203692
J. Hayward
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ABSTRACT This article provides an archaeologist’s reflection on some forgotten cultural and historical artefacts. Since the early 1920s, performing artists and variety acts who visited the Hoyleton Institute Hall in the Mid North of South Australia inscribed their names on the inside of the stage doors as a memento of their visit. Towards the end of the 20th century, the old railway town of Hoyleton and its century-old institute became victims of change, modernisation and progress, leaving the memories of the once popular travelling performers to linger in obscurity on the stage, immortalised on the back of the likewise forgotten stage doors. In this article, I animate some of the performers whose names are inscribed on the stage door through historical documents, juxtaposing the inscriptions with other forms of spontaneous mark-making such as rock art and graffiti to contextualise a cultural phenomenon. I also reflect on the fragility of some cultural heritage and the significance of small and modest sites such as the Hoyleton Institute Hall.
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霍伊尔顿学院舞台门上的铭文和被遗忘的旅行演员的鬼魂
这篇文章提供了一位考古学家对一些被遗忘的文化和历史文物的思考。自20世纪20年代初以来,参观南澳大利亚中北部霍伊尔顿学院大厅的表演艺术家和各种演员在舞台门的内侧写下了他们的名字,作为他们访问的纪念。在20世纪末,霍伊尔顿这个古老的铁路小镇及其百年历史的学院成为了变革、现代化和进步的受害者,留下了曾经受欢迎的旅行表演者的记忆,在舞台上默默无闻地徘徊,在同样被遗忘的舞台门的后面,不朽。在这篇文章中,我通过历史文献将一些表演者的名字刻在舞台门上,并将这些铭文与其他形式的自发标记制作(如岩石艺术和涂鸦)并置,以将一种文化现象置于背景中。我还思考了一些文化遗产的脆弱性,以及像霍伊尔顿学院大厅这样的小型和不起眼的遗址的重要性。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Australian Studies (JAS) is the journal of the International Australian Studies Association (InASA). In print since the mid-1970s, in the last few decades JAS has been involved in some of the most important discussion about the past, present and future of Australia. The Journal of Australian Studies is a fully refereed, international quarterly journal which publishes scholarly articles and reviews on Australian culture, society, politics, history and literature. The editorial practice is to promote and include multi- and interdisciplinary work.
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