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Notes
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Rochester is included in AustLit because it falls within the parameters of the Colonial Newspapers and Magazines Project.
Production Details
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First produced at the Olympic Theatre, London, England, 16 November 1818.
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Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, April 1838.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 April vol. 4 no. 256 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Rochester; Or, King Charles the Second's Merry Days 1818 single work musical theatreReview of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 7 April 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Rochester &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 5 April vol. 36 no. 4001 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 4 April vol. 4 no. 255 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 5 April 1838 of: ’Moncrief’s Musical Comedy, in three Acts, entitled Rochester, or, King Charles the Second’s Merry Ways’ [William Thomas Moncrieff, 1818]; ‘To conclude with the Musical Farce called No Song No Supper, or, The Lawyer in the Sack’ [Prince Hoare, 1790].
The advertisement also announces the ‘[f]irst Appearance at this Theatre, of Mrs Larra & Mr [J. H. S.] Lee’ and includes a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Youthful Queen &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 April vol. 36 no. 4002 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 April vol. 4 no. 256 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 7 April 1838 of: ‘for the first time at this Theatre, the historical Petite Comedy, in two Acts, entitled The Youthful Queen, or, Christine of Sweden’ [Charles Shannon, 1828]; ‘To conclude with the laughable and favorite Entertainment, called Rochester, or, Charles the Second’s Merry Days’ [William Thomas Moncrieff, 1818].
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 April vol. 36 no. 4002 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Rochester; Or, King Charles the Second's Merry Days 1818 single work musical theatre ; No Song No Supper; Or, The Lawyer in the Sack 1790 single work musical theatre
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 April vol. 36 no. 4002 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Rochester; Or, King Charles the Second's Merry Days 1818 single work musical theatre ; No Song No Supper; Or, The Lawyer in the Sack 1790 single work musical theatre -
Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 April vol. 4 no. 256 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Rochester; Or, King Charles the Second's Merry Days 1818 single work musical theatreReview of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 7 April 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Youthful Queen &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 April vol. 36 no. 4002 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 April vol. 4 no. 256 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 7 April 1838 of: ‘for the first time at this Theatre, the historical Petite Comedy, in two Acts, entitled The Youthful Queen, or, Christine of Sweden’ [Charles Shannon, 1828]; ‘To conclude with the laughable and favorite Entertainment, called Rochester, or, Charles the Second’s Merry Days’ [William Thomas Moncrieff, 1818].
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Rochester &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 5 April vol. 36 no. 4001 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 4 April vol. 4 no. 255 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 5 April 1838 of: ’Moncrief’s Musical Comedy, in three Acts, entitled Rochester, or, King Charles the Second’s Merry Ways’ [William Thomas Moncrieff, 1818]; ‘To conclude with the Musical Farce called No Song No Supper, or, The Lawyer in the Sack’ [Prince Hoare, 1790].
The advertisement also announces the ‘[f]irst Appearance at this Theatre, of Mrs Larra & Mr [J. H. S.] Lee’ and includes a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.
