Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It (International) assertion single work   drama   - Three acts
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Issue Details: First known date: 1838... 1838 Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It
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Notes

  • Victorine was adapted by several writers including separate adaptations by C. Z. Barnett and J. B. Bucktsone in 1831, and H. M. Milner in 1832. AustLit has not yet established which of the earlier versions was produced in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1838.

Production Details

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

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

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 , 31 January vol. 4 no. 237 1838; (p. 2)

— Review of My Husband's Ghost John Maddison Morton , 1836 single work drama ; Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It 1838 single work drama

Short review of performances at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 27 January 1838.

Theatre Royal, Sydney : Victorine &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 16 January vol. 36 no. 3067 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance for the second time on 16 January 1838 of: ' the Serious Drama, in 3 Acts, called Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It' and 'the laughable Farcetta, called Fire and Water, or, The Critical Hour', [Samuel Beazley, 1817]

Theatre Royal, Sydney : Victorine &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 25 January vol. 36 no. 3071 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 24 January vol. 4 no. 235 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 27 January vol. 4 no. 236 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for: Performance for the third time on 25 January 1838 of: 'the favorite Drama, in 3 Acts, called Victorine, or, I'll Sleep Upon It'; 'the Magical Burletta, entitled the Married Bachelor, or, Master and Man', [P. P. O'Callaghan,1821] and for the first time 'the laughable Farce of My Husband's Ghost', [John Maddison Morton,1834]

Theatre Royal, Sydney : Charles XII &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 February vol. 36 no. 3080 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 February vol. 4 no. 241 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for: Performance on 15 February 1838 of: 'for the first time this season, the Historical Drama, in two Acts, entitled Charles XII, or, The Siege of Stralsund ', [James Robinson Planche, 1828] and 'the Serious Drama, in three Acts, called Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It'.

According to a review of the 15 February performance, published in the Sydney Gazette 20 February 1838, Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It was replaced by Melmoth the Wanderer.

The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 31 January vol. 4 no. 237 1838; (p. 2)

— Review of My Husband's Ghost John Maddison Morton , 1836 single work drama ; Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It 1838 single work drama

Short review of performances at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 27 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 : Victorine &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 25 January vol. 36 no. 3071 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 24 January vol. 4 no. 235 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 27 January vol. 4 no. 236 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for: Performance for the third time on 25 January 1838 of: 'the favorite Drama, in 3 Acts, called Victorine, or, I'll Sleep Upon It'; 'the Magical Burletta, entitled the Married Bachelor, or, Master and Man', [P. P. O'Callaghan,1821] and for the first time 'the laughable Farce of My Husband's Ghost', [John Maddison Morton,1834]

Theatre Royal, Sydney : Victorine &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 16 January vol. 36 no. 3067 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance for the second time on 16 January 1838 of: ' the Serious Drama, in 3 Acts, called Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It' and 'the laughable Farcetta, called Fire and Water, or, The Critical Hour', [Samuel Beazley, 1817]

Theatre Royal, Sydney : My Husband's Ghost &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 27 January vol. 36 no. 3072 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for performances of 'the laughable Farce, entitled My Husband's Ghost', [John Maddison Morton] and 'the interesting Drama, called Victorine, or, I'll Sleep Upon It' at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 27 January 1838.

Theatre Royal, Sydney : Charles XII &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 February vol. 36 no. 3080 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 February vol. 4 no. 241 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for: Performance on 15 February 1838 of: 'for the first time this season, the Historical Drama, in two Acts, entitled Charles XII, or, The Siege of Stralsund ', [James Robinson Planche, 1828] and 'the Serious Drama, in three Acts, called Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It'.

According to a review of the 15 February performance, published in the Sydney Gazette 20 February 1838, Victorine, or, I'll Sleep On It was replaced by Melmoth the Wanderer.

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