y separately published work icon The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights (International) assertion single work   drama   humour  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1822... 1822 The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights
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Notes

  • Farce
  • Richard Butler's farce The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era; and/or is the subject of Australian literary comment, adaptation or creative writing.

Production Details

  • First produced at Cheltenham, England, 12 July 1822. (Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.)

  • Performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, October 1834; at the Royal Victoria, Sydney, April, May and June 1838; and at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, December 1868.

Works about this Work

Prince of Wales Opera House : [Loan of a Lover] 1868 single work column
— Appears in: The Empire , 8 December no. 5318 1868; (p. 2)

The Empire comments briefly on the 7 December 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of James Robinson's Planche's Loan of a Lover and Richard Butler's The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights. (The latter was not mentioned in advertisements for the 7 December programme.)

Royal Victoria Theatre : The Irish Tutor &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 2 June vol. 4 no. 272 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 2 June vol. 36 no. 4026 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 2 June 1838 of the 'Comic Entertainment, called The Irish Tutor', the 'laughable Farce, entitled The Queer Subject' and 'Buckstone's Historical Drama, entitled the Duchess de la Vaubliere'.

Royal Victoria Theatre : The Merchant of Venice &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 3 May vol. 36 no. 4013 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 2 May vol. 4 no. 263 1838; (p. 2)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 3 May 1838 ‘Under the distinguished Patronage of the Sons of St Patrick’ of William Shakespeare's 'Play in 5 Acts, entitled The Merchant of Venice' and 'the Farce, called The Irish Tutor'.

The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 May vol. 36 no. 4012 1838; (p. 2)

The author, probably William Kerr the Sydney Gazette's theatre critic, criticises the selection of plays for the 3 May 1838 performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre. The author writes that 'the pieces selected for representation on Thursday night, when the sons of St. Patrick patronize the theatre, are the Merchant of Venice, and the Irish Tutor[Richard Butler, 1822]. We confess we are somewhat surprised at the choice though we know not with whom it rested. The latter piece may be appropriate enough for the occasion, but the first piece is so very hackneyed, and withal so indifferently placed, that we cannot compliment the selector, whoever he may be, on his choice.' The author continues with adverse comment on the abilities of Sydney, New South Wales actors in the plays and recommends that the plays Married Life [John Baldwin Buckstone, 1834] and Paddy's Wedding (the latter probably a ballad by Charles Dibdin the Elder) be performed instead.

Royal Victoria Theatre : The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 July vol. 4 no. 282 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 July vol. 36 no. 4041 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 7 July 1838 of the 'Comic Entertainment, called The Irish Tutor', the 'laughable Farce, called The Married Rake' and 'Colman's Play, entitled the Iron Chest'.

The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 21 April vol. 36 no. 4008 1838; (p. 2)

— Review of Married Life John Baldwin Buckstone , 1834 single work drama ; The Daughter T. Haynes Bayly , 1835 single work drama ; The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights Richard Butler , 1822 single work drama
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 May vol. 36 no. 4012 1838; (p. 2)

The author, probably William Kerr the Sydney Gazette's theatre critic, criticises the selection of plays for the 3 May 1838 performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre. The author writes that 'the pieces selected for representation on Thursday night, when the sons of St. Patrick patronize the theatre, are the Merchant of Venice, and the Irish Tutor[Richard Butler, 1822]. We confess we are somewhat surprised at the choice though we know not with whom it rested. The latter piece may be appropriate enough for the occasion, but the first piece is so very hackneyed, and withal so indifferently placed, that we cannot compliment the selector, whoever he may be, on his choice.' The author continues with adverse comment on the abilities of Sydney, New South Wales actors in the plays and recommends that the plays Married Life [John Baldwin Buckstone, 1834] and Paddy's Wedding (the latter probably a ballad by Charles Dibdin the Elder) be performed instead.

Royal Victoria Theatre : The Merchant of Venice &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 3 May vol. 36 no. 4013 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 2 May vol. 4 no. 263 1838; (p. 2)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 3 May 1838 ‘Under the distinguished Patronage of the Sons of St Patrick’ of William Shakespeare's 'Play in 5 Acts, entitled The Merchant of Venice' and 'the Farce, called The Irish Tutor'.

Royal Victoria Theatre : Married Life &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 19 April vol. 36 no. 4007 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 April vol. 4 no. 259 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 19 April 1838 of: ‘Buckstone’s comedy in 3 Acts, called Married Life’; ‘After which, for the first time in this Colony, the favorite Drama, from the pen of Thomas Haynes Bailey, Esq., as performed at Madame Vestis' Royal Olympic Theatre, called The Daughter’; ‘To conclude with, the first time this Season, the Comic Piece called The Irish Tutor, or New Lights.

The advertisement lists a dance to be performed and includes a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.

Royal Victoria Theatre : The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 July vol. 4 no. 282 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 July vol. 36 no. 4041 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 7 July 1838 of the 'Comic Entertainment, called The Irish Tutor', the 'laughable Farce, called The Married Rake' and 'Colman's Play, entitled the Iron Chest'.

Prince of Wales Opera House : [Loan of a Lover] 1868 single work column
— Appears in: The Empire , 8 December no. 5318 1868; (p. 2)

The Empire comments briefly on the 7 December 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of James Robinson's Planche's Loan of a Lover and Richard Butler's The Irish Tutor; or, New Lights. (The latter was not mentioned in advertisements for the 7 December programme.)

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