Cool as a Cucumber (International) assertion single work   drama   humour   - One act
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Issue Details: First known date: 1851... 1851 Cool as a Cucumber
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Notes

  • William Blanchard Jerrold's Cool as a Cucumber is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, The Strand, London, 24 March 1851.

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

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First known date: 1851
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Works about this Work

Prince of Wales Opera House : Caste, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 16 September no. 5249 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 18 September no. 5251 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Thomas William Robertson's Caste and William Blanchard Jerrold's Cool as a Cucumber on 16 and 18 September 1868. (The 16 September advertisement also notes: 'In preparation, the Great Drama of Azael, the Prodigal.)
Royal Victoria Theatre : Unequal Love, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 19 June no. 5174 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Tom Taylor's Unequal Love and William Blanchard Jerrold's Cool as a Cucumber on 19 June 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Octoroon, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 21 March no. 5097 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon and Blanchard Jerrold's Cool as a Cucumber on 21 March 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Octoroon, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 21 March no. 5097 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon and Blanchard Jerrold's Cool as a Cucumber on 21 March 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Unequal Love, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 19 June no. 5174 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Tom Taylor's Unequal Love and William Blanchard Jerrold's Cool as a Cucumber on 19 June 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Caste, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 16 September no. 5249 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 18 September no. 5251 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Thomas William Robertson's Caste and William Blanchard Jerrold's Cool as a Cucumber on 16 and 18 September 1868. (The 16 September advertisement also notes: 'In preparation, the Great Drama of Azael, the Prodigal.)
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