First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, London, England, 28 November 1836.
Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.
Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wlaes, April 1838.
Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 2 June 1838 of the 'Comic Entertainment, called The Irish Tutor', the 'laughable Farce, entitled The Queer Subject' and 'Buckstone's Historical Drama, entitled the Duchess de la Vaubliere'.
Review of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 10 April 1838.
Review of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 14 and 16 April 1838.
Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 12 April 1838 of: William Shakespeare’s '... admired Play of the Merchant of Venice’; ‘the laughable Interlude called No! ’ [William Henry Murray, 1826]; ‘To conclude with an entirely new and popular Farce, called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]
Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 14 April 1838 of: ‘the laughable Entertainment called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]; ‘the first time this Season, the popular Sketch Called The Actress of all Work’ [William Henry Oxberry, 1819]; ‘To Conclude with the admired Legendary Drama entitled Mistletoe Bough, or Young Lovell’s Bride’ [Charles A. Somerset, 1834].
The advertisement lists a dance to be performed and includes a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.
Review of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 10 April 1838.
Review of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 14 and 16 April 1838.
Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 2 June 1838 of the 'Comic Entertainment, called The Irish Tutor', the 'laughable Farce, entitled The Queer Subject' and 'Buckstone's Historical Drama, entitled the Duchess de la Vaubliere'.
Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 12 April 1838 of: William Shakespeare’s '... admired Play of the Merchant of Venice’; ‘the laughable Interlude called No! ’ [William Henry Murray, 1826]; ‘To conclude with an entirely new and popular Farce, called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]
Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 14 April 1838 of: ‘the laughable Entertainment called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]; ‘the first time this Season, the popular Sketch Called The Actress of all Work’ [William Henry Oxberry, 1819]; ‘To Conclude with the admired Legendary Drama entitled Mistletoe Bough, or Young Lovell’s Bride’ [Charles A. Somerset, 1834].
The advertisement lists a dance to be performed and includes a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.