The Valet de Sham (International) assertion single work   drama   humour   - One act
Issue Details: First known date: 1838... 1838 The Valet de Sham
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Production Details

  • First produced at St James's Theatre, King Street, St James, London, 29 March 1838.

  • Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, February 1868.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Prince of Wales Opera House : Ony, the Omadhaun; or, The Paul a Dheil, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 February no. 5068 1868; (p. 1) The Freeman's Journal , 15 February vol. 19 no. 1297 1868; (p. 15)

Advertisement for the 17 February 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of [Henry Grattan's?] Ony, the Omadhaun; or, The Paul a Dheil. This play was followed, at 8.00pm by Charles Selby's The Valet de Sham. The evening was a farewell benefit for J. R. Greville.

Royal Victoria Theatre : Bound 'Prentice to a Waterman &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 December vol. 36 no. 4111 1838; (p. 3)
Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 18 December 1838 of Bound Prentice to a Waterman and The Valet De Sham. The performance included 'a Favorite Song' performed by Anne Clarke and the song 'Paddy's Wedding' performed by Arthur Falchon.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Valsha &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 21 November vol. 4 no. 321 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 22 November vol. 36 no. 4100 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 22 November 1838 of the 'Drama in Three Acts, entitled Valsha' and a 'Farce called Valet de Sham'. and 'the Song of "The Rover", by Mr. Falchon [Arthur Falchon]'.

At the head of the advertisement '[t]he public is most respectfully informed, that in consequence of the prevailing malady now raging in Sydney, the Proprietor deems it necessary to close the Theatre ... until 26th December.'

Prince of Wales Opera House : Ony, the Omadhaun; or, The Paul a Dheil, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 February no. 5068 1868; (p. 1) The Freeman's Journal , 15 February vol. 19 no. 1297 1868; (p. 15)

Advertisement for the 17 February 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of [Henry Grattan's?] Ony, the Omadhaun; or, The Paul a Dheil. This play was followed, at 8.00pm by Charles Selby's The Valet de Sham. The evening was a farewell benefit for J. R. Greville.

Royal Victoria Theatre : Valsha &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 21 November vol. 4 no. 321 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 22 November vol. 36 no. 4100 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 22 November 1838 of the 'Drama in Three Acts, entitled Valsha' and a 'Farce called Valet de Sham'. and 'the Song of "The Rover", by Mr. Falchon [Arthur Falchon]'.

At the head of the advertisement '[t]he public is most respectfully informed, that in consequence of the prevailing malady now raging in Sydney, the Proprietor deems it necessary to close the Theatre ... until 26th December.'

Royal Victoria Theatre : Bound 'Prentice to a Waterman &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 December vol. 36 no. 4111 1838; (p. 3)
Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 18 December 1838 of Bound Prentice to a Waterman and The Valet De Sham. The performance included 'a Favorite Song' performed by Anne Clarke and the song 'Paddy's Wedding' performed by Arthur Falchon.
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