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First produced at the court of Louis XIV of France at the Château of Chambord, 6 October 1669.
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Performed at the Hall of the University of Sydney, January 1868.
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The University Dramatic Entertainment
1868
single work
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— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 1 February vol. 19 no. 1295 1868; (p. 8)An editorial on the subject of the university performance, for the entertainment of his Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh', of Terence's Phormio (in Latin) and Molière's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (in French). The editorial writer disputes the suitability of these plays on the grounds of their corrupt morality and general unfitness for a Christian audience.
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Visit of the Duke of Edinburgh
1868
single work
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— Appears in: The Empire , 1 February no. 5055 1868; (p. 2)A detailed account of H. R. H. Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Sydney during January 1868. The account includes a paragraph headed 'Dramatic Performance at the University', referring to productions of Phormio and Monsieur de Pourceaugnac.
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Untitled
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 30 January no. 5053 1868; (p. 2)The Empire's editorial writer comments on the recent production by the University of Sydney of plays by Terence and Moliere. While the writer admits there are advantages to the presentation of plays in Latin and French, [he] is ‘decidedly of the opinion that English dramas should not be excluded from the University play bills. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher should take their place with Terence and Moliere, and the public might thus be much entertained on the one hand as the the students would be improved on the other.'
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Dramatic Performance at the University
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 25 January no. 5049 1868; (p. 4)
— Review of Monsieur de Pourceaugnac 1669 single work drama ; Phormio 161 BCE single work dramaReview of Phormio of Terence (in Latin) and Molière's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (in French), performed at the Hall of the University of Sydney 'in the presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, the Earl and Countess of Belmore, the members of the Senate, the Professors and Officers of the University, and several officers of the Army and Navy, and a fashionable assembly of about four hundred people'.
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A Dramatic Performance : Phormio of Terence, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 January no. 5042 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 18 January no. 5043 1868; (p. 8) The Empire , 20 January no. 5044 1868; (p. 4) The Empire , 21 January no. 5045 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 22 January no. 5046 1868; (p. 2) The Empire , 23 January no. 5047 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for a performance 'by the members of the University for the entertainment of his Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh'. Plays performed: Phormio of Terence (in Latin) and Molière's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (in French).
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Dramatic Performance at the University
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 25 January no. 5049 1868; (p. 4)
— Review of Monsieur de Pourceaugnac 1669 single work drama ; Phormio 161 BCE single work dramaReview of Phormio of Terence (in Latin) and Molière's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (in French), performed at the Hall of the University of Sydney 'in the presence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, the Earl and Countess of Belmore, the members of the Senate, the Professors and Officers of the University, and several officers of the Army and Navy, and a fashionable assembly of about four hundred people'.
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A Dramatic Performance : Phormio of Terence, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 January no. 5042 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 18 January no. 5043 1868; (p. 8) The Empire , 20 January no. 5044 1868; (p. 4) The Empire , 21 January no. 5045 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 22 January no. 5046 1868; (p. 2) The Empire , 23 January no. 5047 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for a performance 'by the members of the University for the entertainment of his Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh'. Plays performed: Phormio of Terence (in Latin) and Molière's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (in French).
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Untitled
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 30 January no. 5053 1868; (p. 2)The Empire's editorial writer comments on the recent production by the University of Sydney of plays by Terence and Moliere. While the writer admits there are advantages to the presentation of plays in Latin and French, [he] is ‘decidedly of the opinion that English dramas should not be excluded from the University play bills. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher should take their place with Terence and Moliere, and the public might thus be much entertained on the one hand as the the students would be improved on the other.'
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Visit of the Duke of Edinburgh
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 1 February no. 5055 1868; (p. 2)A detailed account of H. R. H. Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Sydney during January 1868. The account includes a paragraph headed 'Dramatic Performance at the University', referring to productions of Phormio and Monsieur de Pourceaugnac.
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The University Dramatic Entertainment
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 1 February vol. 19 no. 1295 1868; (p. 8)An editorial on the subject of the university performance, for the entertainment of his Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh', of Terence's Phormio (in Latin) and Molière's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac (in French). The editorial writer disputes the suitability of these plays on the grounds of their corrupt morality and general unfitness for a Christian audience.
