The Death Token (International) assertion single work   drama  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1837... 1837 The Death Token
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Notes

  • Thomas Egerton Wilks' play The Death Token is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced at the Surrey Theatre, London, England, 15 May 1837.

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

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

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First known date: 1837
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Works about this Work

Royal Victoria Theatre : Clari; or, The Maid of Milan &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 10 July vol. 36 no. 4042 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for a performances of Clari; or, The Maid of Milan and The Death Token at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, on 10 July 1838.

The advertisement notes: 'First appearance of Mr. Fenton. The Public is most respectfully informed that Mr Fenton, from the Theatre Royal, Hobart Town, is engaged at this Theatre, and will make his first appearance here in the character of "Rolamo."'
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.
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 14 June 1838 vol. 36 no. 4031 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Death Token Thomas Egerton Wilks , 1837 single work drama Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wale,s performance of the play in 1838. Includes criticism of the actors' performances and a request that the play Isabelle, or, Woman's Life be revived.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Death Token &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 12 June vol. 36 no. 4030 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, on 12 June 1838 of The Death Token, 'the farce called Captain Stevens' and Frederick the Great; or, The Female Sentinel.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Catching an Heiress &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 16 June vol. 4 no. 276 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 16 June vol. 36 no. 4032 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 16 June 1838 to include the 'popular Farce, called Catching an Heiress', the 'laughable Farce, called The Original' and the 'Melo-Drama, entitled The Death Token'.
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 14 June 1838 vol. 36 no. 4031 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Death Token Thomas Egerton Wilks , 1837 single work drama Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wale,s performance of the play in 1838. Includes criticism of the actors' performances and a request that the play Isabelle, or, Woman's Life be revived.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Death Token &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 12 June vol. 36 no. 4030 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, on 12 June 1838 of The Death Token, 'the farce called Captain Stevens' and Frederick the Great; or, The Female Sentinel.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Catching an Heiress &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 16 June vol. 4 no. 276 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 16 June vol. 36 no. 4032 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 16 June 1838 to include the 'popular Farce, called Catching an Heiress', the 'laughable Farce, called The Original' and the 'Melo-Drama, entitled The Death Token'.
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.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Clari; or, The Maid of Milan &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 10 July vol. 36 no. 4042 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for a performances of Clari; or, The Maid of Milan and The Death Token at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, on 10 July 1838.

The advertisement notes: 'First appearance of Mr. Fenton. The Public is most respectfully informed that Mr Fenton, from the Theatre Royal, Hobart Town, is engaged at this Theatre, and will make his first appearance here in the character of "Rolamo."'
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