First produced at Covent Garden Theatre Royal, London, 30 March 1832.
Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, March 1868.
A review of the performance of Dion Boucicault's London Assurance and a scene from James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, 1 August 1868. Jaques pays particular attention to the acting, especially the roles undertaken by Marie St Denis.
Jaques also reviews the performance of John Augustin Daly's Leah the Forsaken at the Theatre Royal, August 1868.
Buggins's opening salvo reads: 'At the opera house, the attendance – considering the attraction of legitimate pieces, well mounted and carefully acted, have been disgraceful to the playgoers of Sydney, and proves that the estimate I first formed of their capabilities of appreciating anything in the shape of intellectual amusements, was a correct one. The only good house I have seen in a Sydney theatre during the past twelve months was on the occasion of the production of Jack Sheppard at the Victoria, shortly before the company migrated to the opera house – one of the most disgusting and immoral plays ever written.'
He continues: ' My only wonder is that the management continue to cater for a class that has no existence in Sydney. If plays and dramas of a low and repulsive school are the only ones that will draw money to the theatre, I can scarcely think they (the managers) are justified in working so hard to obtain patronage when it is evident that their labour is useless.'
Buggins then proceeds to discuss the Royal Victoria Theatre production of James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback, featuring Miss Aitken in the role of Julia, and also mentions a performance of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.
The Empire commends the actors in the Prince of Wales Opera House production of James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback on 26 October 1868. The main roles were played by M. E. Aitken and William Hoskins.
An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback and John Baldwin Buckstone's An Alarming Sacrifice on 26 October 1868.
A performance of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale is advertised for 28 October 1868.
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.
A review of the performance of Dion Boucicault's London Assurance and a scene from James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, 1 August 1868. Jaques pays particular attention to the acting, especially the roles undertaken by Marie St Denis.
Jaques also reviews the performance of John Augustin Daly's Leah the Forsaken at the Theatre Royal, August 1868.
An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of James Sheridan Knowles's Hunchback and John Pratt Wooler's A Model Husband on 4 March 1868.
An advertisement for a 'farewell demonstration to Grace Egerton' at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 28 August 1868. The advertisement includes a list of distinguished patrons who will be in attendance; the list includes Henry Parkes, Edward Deas Thomson and William Bede Dalley, together with 'many of the leading families in Sydney'.
In addition to Egerton's items, the evening includes a performance of Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband, a scene from James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback and the 'pretty comedietta' The Sentinel (possibly John Maddison Morton's The Female Sentinel).
The Empire reflects on the performances at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 28 August 1868. The evening was a benefit for George Case and Grace Egerton, but was poorly attended. The Empire comments on the acting in Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband and a scene from Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback, and also the performance of The Sentinel.
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.
An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback and John Baldwin Buckstone's An Alarming Sacrifice on 26 October 1868.
A performance of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale is advertised for 28 October 1868.