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Notes
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Adapted from the first eight numbers of Charles Dickens' novel the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
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This international work 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
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First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, London, England, 3 April 1837.
Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.
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Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, June 1838
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 June vol. 36 no. 4038 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Original 1837 single work drama ; The Peregrinations of Pickwick 1837 single work drama ; Advice Gratis 1837 single work drama ; The Barrack Room 1836 single work musical theatreA review of the performance of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, in June 1838.
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The Theatre
1838
single work
column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 21 June vol. 36 no. 4034 1838; (p. 2)A brief comment on 'the new piece entitled The Peregrinations of Pickwick, which has been played twice at the [Royal] Victoria [Theatre] ...'. The author calls the play 'a failure, owing to the abominable cast of the characters ... wretchedly played.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Peregrinations of Pickwick, &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 19 June vol. 36 no. 4033 1838; (p. 3)An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 19 June 1838 of The Peregrinations of Pickwick, The Actress of All Work, and The Death Token.
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The Theatre
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.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Honest Thieves &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 23 June vol. 4 no. 278 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 June vol. 36 no. 4035 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 23 June 1838 to include the 'laughable Farce, in two Acts, entitled the Honest Thieves', the 'interlude, in one Act, called Advice Gratis' and the 'Comic Drama, entitled The Perigrinations of Pickwick'.
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 June vol. 36 no. 4038 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Original 1837 single work drama ; The Peregrinations of Pickwick 1837 single work drama ; Advice Gratis 1837 single work drama ; The Barrack Room 1836 single work musical theatreA review of the performance of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, in June 1838.
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The Theatre
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.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Peregrinations of Pickwick, &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 19 June vol. 36 no. 4033 1838; (p. 3)An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 19 June 1838 of The Peregrinations of Pickwick, The Actress of All Work, and The Death Token.
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The Theatre
1838
single work
column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 21 June vol. 36 no. 4034 1838; (p. 2)A brief comment on 'the new piece entitled The Peregrinations of Pickwick, which has been played twice at the [Royal] Victoria [Theatre] ...'. The author calls the play 'a failure, owing to the abominable cast of the characters ... wretchedly played.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Honest Thieves &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 23 June vol. 4 no. 278 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 June vol. 36 no. 4035 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 23 June 1838 to include the 'laughable Farce, in two Acts, entitled the Honest Thieves', the 'interlude, in one Act, called Advice Gratis' and the 'Comic Drama, entitled The Perigrinations of Pickwick'.
