When the play opened at the Royal Victoria Theatre in Sydney on 13 September 1838, it was billed as a 'Grand Classical and Historical Drama'. 'In Act 3, it is declared that the persecuted Hebrews are free, and Acana's Vow is fulfilled, on which is founded the Festival of the "Lights of Dedication"'.
In a column in the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 11 September 1838 (2), the author (William Kerr?) notes that the 'play ... in which the author, a Mr Morris Phillips, who has recently arrived from London, makes his first appearance in this colony ... is especially licensed for the occasion [and] has never yet been published'.
In a review of the play in the Sydney Gazette on 15 September 1838 (2) the author (possibly also William Kerr) mentions that the play '... was an unpublished one, and consequently required to be licensed by Mr. Thomson, the Colonial Secretary, before it could be produced on the stage ...' The review of the play in the Gazette, and Phillips' dance 'Cat-Choca' peformed in the same program, is not as kind as the review in the Commercial Journal and Advertiser published on the 19 September 1838 (4).
Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, September 1838.
The author (William Kerr?) discusses the upcoming benefit at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, for the actors Cordelia Cameron and Samson Cameron. In the column he notes that the 'play selected for [the benefit of Mr and Mrs Cameron] ... is ... The Massacre of Jerusalem, in which the author, a Mr Morris Phillips, who has recently arrived from London, makes his first appearance in this colony ... The first piece which ... is especially licensed for the occasion, has never yet been published'. The Massacre of Jerusalem is listed first in the advertisements for the benefit.
Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays in September 1838. The piece includes a review of Morris Phillips' dance 'Cat-Choca'.
Advertisement for performance 'for the benefit Mr. & Mrs. Cameron ... under the patronage of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons' of The Massacre of Jerusalem and Rob Roy 'in which the Son of a Mason will Dance the Highland Fling' at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 13 September 1838. Several other songs and dances were also advertised on the program including a dance 'Cat-Choca' by Morris Phillips.
Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays in September 1838. The piece includes a review of Morris Phillips' dance 'Cat-Choca'.
Advertisement for performance 'for the benefit Mr. & Mrs. Cameron ... under the patronage of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons' of The Massacre of Jerusalem and Rob Roy 'in which the Son of a Mason will Dance the Highland Fling' at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 13 September 1838. Several other songs and dances were also advertised on the program including a dance 'Cat-Choca' by Morris Phillips.
The author (William Kerr?) discusses the upcoming benefit at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, for the actors Cordelia Cameron and Samson Cameron. In the column he notes that the 'play selected for [the benefit of Mr and Mrs Cameron] ... is ... The Massacre of Jerusalem, in which the author, a Mr Morris Phillips, who has recently arrived from London, makes his first appearance in this colony ... The first piece which ... is especially licensed for the occasion, has never yet been published'. The Massacre of Jerusalem is listed first in the advertisements for the benefit.
