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Notes
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Farce.
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A Rough Diamond 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
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First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, 8 November 1847. (Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.)
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Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, March and December 1868.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Prince of Wales Opera House : A Rough Diamond
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 December no. 5315 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Baldwin Buckstone's A Rough Diamond on 4 December 1868. The performance was included in a three-night programme presented by Foley's Juvenile Troupe.
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Dramatic Performance : [Don Caesar de Bazan, &c.]
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 22 September no. 5254 1868; (p. 2)A report on the 21 September 1868 performance of the Balmain Working Men's Amateur Dramatic Club at the Balmain Oddfellow's Hall. The evening, 'in aid of the widow of the late Mr. Purdy', began with a production of John Baldwin Buckstone's Don Caesar de Bazan and also included the farce A Rough Diamond.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Fraud and Its Victimns, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 24 March no. 5099 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Joseph Stirling Coyne's Fraud and Its Victims and John Baldwin Buckstone's Rough Diamond on 24 March 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Richelieu, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 16 March no. 5092 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Edward Bulwer Lytton's Richelieu and John Baldwin Buckstone's A Rough Diamond on 16 March 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Nobody's Child, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 14 March no. 5091 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Watts Phillips's Nobody's Child and John Baldwin Buckstone's A Rough Diamond on 14 March 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Nobody's Child, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 14 March no. 5091 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Watts Phillips's Nobody's Child and John Baldwin Buckstone's A Rough Diamond on 14 March 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Richelieu, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 16 March no. 5092 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Edward Bulwer Lytton's Richelieu and John Baldwin Buckstone's A Rough Diamond on 16 March 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Fraud and Its Victimns, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 24 March no. 5099 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Joseph Stirling Coyne's Fraud and Its Victims and John Baldwin Buckstone's Rough Diamond on 24 March 1868.
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Dramatic Performance : [Don Caesar de Bazan, &c.]
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 22 September no. 5254 1868; (p. 2)A report on the 21 September 1868 performance of the Balmain Working Men's Amateur Dramatic Club at the Balmain Oddfellow's Hall. The evening, 'in aid of the widow of the late Mr. Purdy', began with a production of John Baldwin Buckstone's Don Caesar de Bazan and also included the farce A Rough Diamond.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : A Rough Diamond
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 December no. 5315 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Baldwin Buckstone's A Rough Diamond on 4 December 1868. The performance was included in a three-night programme presented by Foley's Juvenile Troupe.
