The Irish Emigrant; or, Temptation (International) assertion single work   drama   humour   - Two acts
Alternative title: Temptation; or, The Irish Emigrant
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1860... 1860 The Irish Emigrant; or, Temptation
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Notes

  • The Irish Emigrant 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

  • First produced at the Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, London, 13 June 1860. (Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.)

  • Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, March and December 1868.

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First known date: ca. 1860
Notes:
Some sources give earliest publication date as 1856.
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Works about this Work

Prince of Wales Opera House : The Irish Emigrant, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 11 December no. 5321 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Brougham's The Irish Emigrant and of La Sonnambula on 11 December 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Irish Emigrant, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 18 March no. 5094 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 17 March no. 5093 1868;

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Brougham's The Irish Emigrant, Thomas Hailes Lacy's A Silent Woman and William Bayle Bernard's His Last Legs on 17 March 1868.

The advertisement also includes advance notice of Mr Hoskins's benefit on 19 March 1868, his 'last appearance but two, when will be presented The Poor Gentleman ... [and] The Artful Dodge'.
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Irish Emigrant, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 18 March no. 5094 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 17 March no. 5093 1868;

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Brougham's The Irish Emigrant, Thomas Hailes Lacy's A Silent Woman and William Bayle Bernard's His Last Legs on 17 March 1868.

The advertisement also includes advance notice of Mr Hoskins's benefit on 19 March 1868, his 'last appearance but two, when will be presented The Poor Gentleman ... [and] The Artful Dodge'.
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Irish Emigrant, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 11 December no. 5321 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Brougham's The Irish Emigrant and of La Sonnambula on 11 December 1868.
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