The Duchess de la Vaubaliere (International) assertion single work   drama  
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Issue Details: First known date: 1837... 1837 The Duchess de la Vaubaliere
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Notes

  • John Baldwin Buckstone's play The Duchess de la Vaubaliere is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, London, England, 2 January 1837.

    Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.

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

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First known date: 1837
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Works about this Work

Royal Victoria Theatre : The Duchess de la Vaubaliere &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 9 June vol. 36 no. 4029 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 9 June vol. 4 no. 274 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 9 June 1838 to include 'Buckstone's Drama, entitled The Duchess de la Vaubaliere' and the 'Melo-Drama, called The King and the Deserter'.
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 June vol. 36 no. 4028 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Brutus; or, The Fall of Tarquin John Howard Payne , 1818 single work drama ; The Duchess de la Vaubaliere John Baldwin Buckstone , 1837 single work drama

Review of the performances of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, May 1838.

The reviewer also notes that the 'His Excellency has expressed a wish that Brutus should be substituted for the Stranger on his visit to the Theatre, this evening [7 June 1838].' (See also the note on the record for the 5 June 1838 issue of the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser.)
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 31 May vol. 36 no. 4025 1838; (p. 2)

The author, probably the Sydney Gazette's theatre critic William Kerr, complains about the Royal Victoria Theatre's actors' pronunciation of English taking 'the liberty of suggesting to the manager the propriety of keeping a copy of Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary within his reach during rehearsals ...'.

The author notes that 'Howard Payne's tragedy of Brutus is to be produced at the theatre on Monday next' and lists the characters and the actors who will play each role. The author also notes that 'Mr. Lazar ... has obtained a copy of Leman Rede's drama founded on .. Pickwick ... such a treat, if at all equal to the original from the pen of the inimitable Boz, will produce a bumper audience.'
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Irish Tutor &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 2 June vol. 4 no. 272 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 2 June vol. 36 no. 4026 1838; (p. 3)

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'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Duchess &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 29 May vol. 36 no. 4024 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for the performance of The Duchess De La Vaubaliere and 'the Melo-Drama, entitled The King and the Deserter; or, The Banditti of the Black Forest' at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, on 29 May 1838. The performance included a song "Paddy's Wedding" performed by Arthur Falchon.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 15 December vol. 4 no. 328 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Duchess de la Vaubaliere John Baldwin Buckstone , 1837 single work drama ; The Turned Head Gilbert A'Beckett , 1834 single work drama
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 June vol. 36 no. 4028 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Brutus; or, The Fall of Tarquin John Howard Payne , 1818 single work drama ; The Duchess de la Vaubaliere John Baldwin Buckstone , 1837 single work drama

Review of the performances of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, May 1838.

The reviewer also notes that the 'His Excellency has expressed a wish that Brutus should be substituted for the Stranger on his visit to the Theatre, this evening [7 June 1838].' (See also the note on the record for the 5 June 1838 issue of the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser.)
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Duchess &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 29 May vol. 36 no. 4024 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for the performance of The Duchess De La Vaubaliere and 'the Melo-Drama, entitled The King and the Deserter; or, The Banditti of the Black Forest' at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, on 29 May 1838. The performance included a song "Paddy's Wedding" performed by Arthur Falchon.
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 31 May vol. 36 no. 4025 1838; (p. 2)

The author, probably the Sydney Gazette's theatre critic William Kerr, complains about the Royal Victoria Theatre's actors' pronunciation of English taking 'the liberty of suggesting to the manager the propriety of keeping a copy of Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary within his reach during rehearsals ...'.

The author notes that 'Howard Payne's tragedy of Brutus is to be produced at the theatre on Monday next' and lists the characters and the actors who will play each role. The author also notes that 'Mr. Lazar ... has obtained a copy of Leman Rede's drama founded on .. Pickwick ... such a treat, if at all equal to the original from the pen of the inimitable Boz, will produce a bumper audience.'
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Duchess de la Vaubaliere &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 9 June vol. 36 no. 4029 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 9 June vol. 4 no. 274 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 9 June 1838 to include 'Buckstone's Drama, entitled The Duchess de la Vaubaliere' and the 'Melo-Drama, called The King and the Deserter'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Honest Thieves &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 July vol. 4 no. 284 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 14 July vol. 36 no. 4044 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, to include the 'Farce, in two Acts, entitled the Honest Thieves', the 'laughable interlude called The Man and the Marquis and 'Buckstone's Drama, entitled The Duchess de la Vaubaliere on 14 July 1838.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Duchess De La Vaubaliere &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 August vol. 4 no. 294 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 August vol. 36 no. 4059 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 18 August 1838 to include 'Buckstone's Drama, entitled the Duchess De La Vaubaliere' and 'Blue Beard'.
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