Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva (International) assertion single work   drama   - Three acts
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Issue Details: First known date: 1821... 1821 Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva
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Notes

  • Original French version by Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor. Translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne.

Production Details

  • First produced at Drury Lane, London, England 2 February 1821.

  • Performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, New South Wales, January and February 1838.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1821
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Works about this Work

Theatre Royal, Sydney : Married Life &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 January vol. 36 no. 3070 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 February vol. 36 no. 3077 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 February vol. 4 no. 239 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, of 'the Comedy in 3 Acts, called Married Life', [John Baldwin Buckstone,1834] and 'the Serious Drama, in 3 Acts, called Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva', [Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor, translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne, 1821].


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Theatre Royal Sydney : Therese &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 4 January vol. 39 no. 3062 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performances of 'Drama in [3] Acts (translated from the French), called Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva' [Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor, translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne, 1821] and for the first time, 'the Comic Musical Burletta, in 1 Act, called The Married Bachelor, or, Master and Man' [P. P. O'Callaghan, 1821].
Theatre Royal, Sydney : The Lady and the Devil &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 20 February vol. 36 no. 3082 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance on 30 February 1838 of: 'for the second time in this Colony, the Comic Drama in two Acts, entitled The Lady and the Devil’, [William Dimond, 1820]; and ‘to conclude with the favorite [sic] Drama in three Acts, called Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva’, [Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor, translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne, 1821].
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 20 January vol. 4 no. 234 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It 1838 single work drama ; Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva John Howard Payne , 1821 single work drama ; The Actress of All Work William Oxberry , 1819 single work drama

Review and plot outline of the drama Victorine performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 15 January 1838 and reviews of The Actress of All Work and Therese, both performed at the same theatre on 18 January 1838.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 17 January vol. 4 no. 233 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva John Howard Payne , 1821 single work drama ; Billy Taylor, or, The Gay Young Fellow John Baldwin Buckstone , 1829 single work drama

Review and plot outline of the drama Therese performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 11 January 1838 and a review of the Burlesque Nautical Drama Billy Taylor performed at the same theatre on 13 January 1838.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 17 January vol. 4 no. 233 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva John Howard Payne , 1821 single work drama ; Billy Taylor, or, The Gay Young Fellow John Baldwin Buckstone , 1829 single work drama

Review and plot outline of the drama Therese performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 11 January 1838 and a review of the Burlesque Nautical Drama Billy Taylor performed at the same theatre on 13 January 1838.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 20 January vol. 4 no. 234 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It 1838 single work drama ; Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva John Howard Payne , 1821 single work drama ; The Actress of All Work William Oxberry , 1819 single work drama

Review and plot outline of the drama Victorine performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 15 January 1838 and reviews of The Actress of All Work and Therese, both performed at the same theatre on 18 January 1838.
Theatre Royal Sydney : Therese &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 4 January vol. 39 no. 3062 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performances of 'Drama in [3] Acts (translated from the French), called Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva' [Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor, translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne, 1821] and for the first time, 'the Comic Musical Burletta, in 1 Act, called The Married Bachelor, or, Master and Man' [P. P. O'Callaghan, 1821].
Theatre Royal, Sydney : Therese &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 January vol. 36 no. 3065 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 January vol. 4 no. 231 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Second performance on 11 January 1838 of: Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva, by Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor, translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne. Date: 1821; First performance of: Fire and Water, or, A Critical Hour : An Operetta, by Samuel Beazley. Date: 1817.
Theatre Royal, Sydney : Actress of All Work &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 January vol. 36 no. 3068 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 17 January vol. 4 no. 233 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance on 18 January 1838 of: 'the Dramatic Sketch in one Act, called the Actress of All Work', [William Oxberry,1819] and 'Drama in three Acts, called Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva', [Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor, translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne,1821]
Theatre Royal, Sydney : Married Life &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 January vol. 36 no. 3070 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 February vol. 36 no. 3077 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 February vol. 4 no. 239 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, of 'the Comedy in 3 Acts, called Married Life', [John Baldwin Buckstone,1834] and 'the Serious Drama, in 3 Acts, called Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva', [Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor, translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne, 1821].


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Theatre Royal, Sydney : The Lady and the Devil &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 20 February vol. 36 no. 3082 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance on 30 February 1838 of: 'for the second time in this Colony, the Comic Drama in two Acts, entitled The Lady and the Devil’, [William Dimond, 1820]; and ‘to conclude with the favorite [sic] Drama in three Acts, called Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva’, [Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor, translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne, 1821].
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