King Rene's Daughter (International) assertion single work   drama  
Note: This international work is included on AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literary culture.
Issue Details: First known date: 1845... 1845 King Rene's Daughter
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Notes

  • King Rene's Daughter was adapted by several writers including separate adaptations by Sir T. Martin and E. Phipps in 1845, and F. E. Weatherley in 1872. AustLit has not yet established which of the earlier versions was produced in Sydney in 1868.
  • King Rene's Daughter is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

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

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: ca. 1845

Works about this Work

Prince of Wales Opera House : [King Rene's Daughter] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 26 October no. 5282 1868; (p. 2)

— Review of King Rene's Daughter 1845 single work drama ; Mary Queen of Scots; or, The Escape from Loch Leven William Henry Murray , 1825 single work drama

A review of the 24 October 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of King Rene's Daughter and of William Henry Murray's Mary Queens of Scots; or, The Escape from Loch Leven.

Prince of Wales Opera House : Miss Aitken's Seven Night Engagement 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 23 October no. 5280 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 24 October no. 5281 1868; (p. 1)

The Prince of Wales Opera House announces 'a short engagement of seven nights with that distinguished tragedienne, Mrs. J. L. Buntin, professionally known as Miss Aitken'.

Miss Aitken's season commences with a production of King Rene's Daughters and William Henry Murray's Mary, Queen of Scots on 23 and 24 October 1868. The advertisement also notes upcoming productions of James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback and William Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale.

Prince of Wales Opera House 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 2 March no. 5080 1868; (p. 2)

— Review of King Rene's Daughter 1845 single work drama ; School for Scandal Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan , 1777 single work drama ; A Morning Call Charles Dance , 1847 single work drama ; To Paris and Back for Five Pounds John Maddison Morton , 1853 single work drama ; Box and Cox John Maddison Morton , 1847 single work drama

A review of the 29 February 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Charles Dance's A Morning Call and John Maddison Morton's To Paris and Back for Five Pounds and Box and Cox.

Miss Aitken's Benefit, This Evening 1868 single work column
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 February no. 5078 1868; (p. 2)

A column noting Miss Aitken's benefit performance comprising King Rene's Daughter, selected scenes from School for Scandal and G. H. Bell's poem 'Mary Queen of Scots' at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 28 February 1868.

Prince of Wales Opera House : King Rene's Daughter, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 February no. 5078 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of King Rene's Daughter and selections from School for Scandal on 28 February 1868.

The performances on this night mark the final appearance in Sydney of the 'Scottish Tragedienne' Miss Aitken; the evening is to conclude with Aitken's rendition of G. H. Bell's poem 'Mary Queen of Scots', 'illustrated by a living tablaeux'.

Prince of Wales Opera House 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 2 March no. 5080 1868; (p. 2)

— Review of King Rene's Daughter 1845 single work drama ; School for Scandal Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan , 1777 single work drama ; A Morning Call Charles Dance , 1847 single work drama ; To Paris and Back for Five Pounds John Maddison Morton , 1853 single work drama ; Box and Cox John Maddison Morton , 1847 single work drama

A review of the 29 February 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Charles Dance's A Morning Call and John Maddison Morton's To Paris and Back for Five Pounds and Box and Cox.

Prince of Wales Opera House : [King Rene's Daughter] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 26 October no. 5282 1868; (p. 2)

— Review of King Rene's Daughter 1845 single work drama ; Mary Queen of Scots; or, The Escape from Loch Leven William Henry Murray , 1825 single work drama

A review of the 24 October 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of King Rene's Daughter and of William Henry Murray's Mary Queens of Scots; or, The Escape from Loch Leven.

Miss Aitken 1868 single work column
— Appears in: The Empire , 27 February no. 5077 1868; (p. 2)

A column noting Miss Aitken's benefit performance of King Rene's Daughter at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 27 February 1868. The column quotes extensively from the Australasian's review of Aitken's performance (in the same role) in Melbourne.

Prince of Wales Opera House : King Rene's Daughter, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 February no. 5078 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of King Rene's Daughter and selections from School for Scandal on 28 February 1868.

The performances on this night mark the final appearance in Sydney of the 'Scottish Tragedienne' Miss Aitken; the evening is to conclude with Aitken's rendition of G. H. Bell's poem 'Mary Queen of Scots', 'illustrated by a living tablaeux'.

Miss Aitken's Benefit, This Evening 1868 single work column
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 February no. 5078 1868; (p. 2)

A column noting Miss Aitken's benefit performance comprising King Rene's Daughter, selected scenes from School for Scandal and G. H. Bell's poem 'Mary Queen of Scots' at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 28 February 1868.

Prince of Wales Opera House : Miss Aitken's Seven Night Engagement 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 23 October no. 5280 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 24 October no. 5281 1868; (p. 1)

The Prince of Wales Opera House announces 'a short engagement of seven nights with that distinguished tragedienne, Mrs. J. L. Buntin, professionally known as Miss Aitken'.

Miss Aitken's season commences with a production of King Rene's Daughters and William Henry Murray's Mary, Queen of Scots on 23 and 24 October 1868. The advertisement also notes upcoming productions of James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback and William Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale.

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