Louis XI (International) assertion single work   drama   historical fiction   - Five acts
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Issue Details: First known date: 1853... 1853 Louis XI
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Notes

  • Adapted from the French of Casimir de la Vigne.

Production Details

  • First produced at the Princess's Theatre, Oxford Street, London, 13 January 1855.

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, April 1868.

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First known date: 1853
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Works about this Work

Royal Victoria Theatre : Louis XI, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 13 April no. 5116 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Louis XI and John Maddison Morton's Your Life's in Danger on 13 April 1868.
Theatre Royal : Louis XI 1867 single work review
— Appears in: The Ballarat Courier , Thursday, 24 October no. 118 1867; (p. 2)
— Review of Louis XI Dion Boucicault , 1853 single work drama

Review of Louis XI in which, according to the reviewer, several of the finest British actors have 'achieved especial laurels'. The review gives a detailed account of the performance and considers Mr Montgomery produces his most powerful acting when he portrays Louis suffering the torments of his conscience.
Theatre Royal : Louis XI 1867 single work review
— Appears in: The Ballarat Courier , Thursday, 24 October no. 118 1867; (p. 2)
— Review of Louis XI Dion Boucicault , 1853 single work drama

Review of Louis XI in which, according to the reviewer, several of the finest British actors have 'achieved especial laurels'. The review gives a detailed account of the performance and considers Mr Montgomery produces his most powerful acting when he portrays Louis suffering the torments of his conscience.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Louis XI, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 13 April no. 5116 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Louis XI and John Maddison Morton's Your Life's in Danger on 13 April 1868.
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