Woodcock's Little Game (International) assertion single work   drama   humour   - Two acts
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Issue Details: First known date: 1864... 1864 Woodcock's Little Game
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Notes

  • Farce.
  • Woodcock's Little Game 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 St James's Theatre, King Street, London, 6 October 1864. (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: 1864
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Prince of Wales Opera House : [Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies, &c.] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 30 December no. 5337 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of Harlequin Little Jack Horner ; Or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies Walter H. Cooper , 1868 single work musical theatre ; Woodcock's Little Game John Maddison Morton , 1864 single work drama

A very brief review of the 29 December 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies and John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 29 December no. 5336 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 30 December no. 5337 1868; (p. 1)

A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 29 December 1868. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.) The advertisement declares: the pantomime is 'universally acknowledged [as] one of the most triumphant ever produced in Sydney, 5000 persons have already witnessed it'.

The evening's program begins with a production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 December no. 5335 1868; (p. 1)

A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 27 December 1868. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.)

The evening's program begins with a production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
Prince of Wales Opera House : [Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 25 December no. 5333 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of Harlequin Little Jack Horner ; Or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies Walter H. Cooper , 1868 single work musical theatre ; Woodcock's Little Game John Maddison Morton , 1864 single work drama

A review of the 24 December 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies and John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 24 December no. 5332 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 26 December no. 5334 1868; (p. 1)

A detailed advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 24 and 26 December 1868. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.)

The advertisement includes a full cast list and scene details. The final scene is the 'fantastic haunt of the Christmas fairies in the crystal bower of jewels'. The audience is asked to 'keep their seats during the working of this scene, as it will take some minutes to fully develop'.

The evening's program begins with a production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
Prince of Wales Opera House : [Woodcock's Little Game] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 22 December no. 5330 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of Woodcock's Little Game John Maddison Morton , 1864 single work drama

A review of the 21 December 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House entertainments for the benefit of William Hoskins. The program included a performance of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game; this play is noted briefly.
Prince of Wales Opera House : [Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 25 December no. 5333 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of Harlequin Little Jack Horner ; Or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies Walter H. Cooper , 1868 single work musical theatre ; Woodcock's Little Game John Maddison Morton , 1864 single work drama

A review of the 24 December 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies and John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
Prince of Wales Opera House : [Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies, &c.] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 30 December no. 5337 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of Harlequin Little Jack Horner ; Or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies Walter H. Cooper , 1868 single work musical theatre ; Woodcock's Little Game John Maddison Morton , 1864 single work drama

A very brief review of the 29 December 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies and John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Woodcock's Little Game 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 March no. 5103 (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game and Dion Boucicault's Janet Price on 28 March 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Woodcock's Little Game, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 19 December no. 5328 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 21 December no. 5329 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game on 21 December 1868. The production was included in a wider program for William Hoskins's 'complimentary benefit'; the program also featured the opera Il Travatore.

The advertisement notes that a 'grand Christmas comic pantomime' [Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns] is in preparation.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 24 December no. 5332 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 26 December no. 5334 1868; (p. 1)

A detailed advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 24 and 26 December 1868. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.)

The advertisement includes a full cast list and scene details. The final scene is the 'fantastic haunt of the Christmas fairies in the crystal bower of jewels'. The audience is asked to 'keep their seats during the working of this scene, as it will take some minutes to fully develop'.

The evening's program begins with a production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 December no. 5335 1868; (p. 1)

A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 27 December 1868. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.)

The evening's program begins with a production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 29 December no. 5336 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 30 December no. 5337 1868; (p. 1)

A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies on 29 December 1868. (Advertised under the title: Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns.) The advertisement declares: the pantomime is 'universally acknowledged [as] one of the most triumphant ever produced in Sydney, 5000 persons have already witnessed it'.

The evening's program begins with a production of John Maddison Morton's Woodcock's Little Game.
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