The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough (International) assertion single work   drama   - Two acts
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Issue Details: First known date: 1832... 1832 The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough
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Production Details

  • First produced at the Surrey Theatre, London, England, 26 December 1832.

  • Performed at the Theatre Royal Sydney, New South Wales, March 1838.

  • Performed at Clark's Varieties and People's Theatre, Sydney, November 1868.

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First known date: 1832
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Clark's Varieties and People's Theatre : The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knareborough 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 28 November vol. 19 no. 1338 1868; (p. 15)

An advertisement for Clark's Varieties and People's Theatre production of George Almar's The Charcoal Burner; or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough on 28 and 30 November 1868.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 March vol. 4 no. 249 1838; (p. 3)
— Review of Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch John Howard Payne , 1824 single work drama ; The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough George Almar , 1832 single work drama

Brief review of performances at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 10 March 1838.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 March vol. 4 no. 248 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough George Almar , 1832 single work drama ; Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch John Howard Payne , 1824 single work drama

Plot outline and review of the Charcoal Burner performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 5 March 1838. Review of Charles the Second performed at the same venue on 8 March 1838.
Theatre Royal, Sydney : Charles the Second &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 10 March vol. 36 no. 3090 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 March vol. 4 no. 248 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for: Performance on 10 March 1838 of ‘for the first time these two years, the popular Comedy, in 2 Acts, called Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch’ [John Howard Payne, 1824]; and ‘to conclude with the Melo Drama in two Acts, called The Charcoal Burner, or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough’ [George Almar, 1832].
Theatre Royal, Sydney : The Charcoal Burner &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 6 March vol. 36 no. 3088 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance on 6 March 1838 of ‘for the second time in this Colony, the Drama in Two Acts, entitled The Charcoal Burner, or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough’ [George Almar, 1832]; and ‘the Musical Burletta, in One Act, of The Married Bachelor, or, Master and Man', [P. P. O'Callaghan, 1821]; and ‘the favorite Farce, called Catching an Heiress', [Charles Selby, 1835]
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 March vol. 36 no. 3091 1838; (p. 2 )
— Review of The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough George Almar , 1832 single work drama
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 March vol. 4 no. 248 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough George Almar , 1832 single work drama ; Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch John Howard Payne , 1824 single work drama

Plot outline and review of the Charcoal Burner performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 5 March 1838. Review of Charles the Second performed at the same venue on 8 March 1838.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 March vol. 4 no. 249 1838; (p. 3)
— Review of Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch John Howard Payne , 1824 single work drama ; The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough George Almar , 1832 single work drama

Brief review of performances at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 10 March 1838.
Theatre Royal, Sydney : The Charcoal Burner &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 6 March vol. 36 no. 3088 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance on 6 March 1838 of ‘for the second time in this Colony, the Drama in Two Acts, entitled The Charcoal Burner, or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough’ [George Almar, 1832]; and ‘the Musical Burletta, in One Act, of The Married Bachelor, or, Master and Man', [P. P. O'Callaghan, 1821]; and ‘the favorite Farce, called Catching an Heiress', [Charles Selby, 1835]
Theatre Royal, Sydney : Charles the Second &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 10 March vol. 36 no. 3090 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 March vol. 4 no. 248 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for: Performance on 10 March 1838 of ‘for the first time these two years, the popular Comedy, in 2 Acts, called Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch’ [John Howard Payne, 1824]; and ‘to conclude with the Melo Drama in two Acts, called The Charcoal Burner, or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough’ [George Almar, 1832].
Clark's Varieties and People's Theatre : The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knareborough 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 28 November vol. 19 no. 1338 1868; (p. 15)

An advertisement for Clark's Varieties and People's Theatre production of George Almar's The Charcoal Burner; or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough on 28 and 30 November 1868.
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