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Notes
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Charles Dance's play Advice Gratis is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.
Production Details
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First produced at the Olympic Theatre, London, England, 29 September 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, New South Wales, 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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Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 11 August vol. 4 no. 292 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Ancestress 1837 single work drama ; Advice Gratis 1837 single work drama ; Mrs G 1831 single work musical theatreReview of the performance of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 6 August 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Barrack Room &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 27 June vol. 4 no. 279 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 28 June vol. 36 no. 4037 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 28 June 1838 of a 'Musical Farce, by Thomas Haynes Bayly, Esq., entitled the The Barrack Room', the 'Farce called The Original' and the 'laughable Farce of Advice Gratis'.
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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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Royal Victoria Theatre : King Richard III &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 20 June vol. 4 no. 277 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 21 June vol. 36 no. 4034 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance on 21 June 1838 at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, of 'Shakespeare's Tragedy, in 5 Acts, entitled Richard III' and the 'new laughable Farce, entitled Advice Gratis'.
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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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Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 11 August vol. 4 no. 292 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Ancestress 1837 single work drama ; Advice Gratis 1837 single work drama ; Mrs G 1831 single work musical theatreReview of the performance of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 6 August 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : King Richard III &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 20 June vol. 4 no. 277 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 21 June vol. 36 no. 4034 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance on 21 June 1838 at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, of 'Shakespeare's Tragedy, in 5 Acts, entitled Richard III' and the 'new laughable Farce, entitled Advice Gratis'.
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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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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Barrack Room &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 27 June vol. 4 no. 279 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 28 June vol. 36 no. 4037 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 28 June 1838 of a 'Musical Farce, by Thomas Haynes Bayly, Esq., entitled the The Barrack Room', the 'Farce called The Original' and the 'laughable Farce of Advice Gratis'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : John Bull; or, The Englishman's Fireside &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 4 July vol. 4 no. 281 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 5 July vol. 36 no. 4040 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 5 July 1838 of 'Coleman's Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled John Bull' and the 'Laughable Farce, called Advice Gratis. The performance included a song by Mrs [Anne] Clarke entitled 'Macgregor's Gathering'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Mabel's Curse &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 July vol. 4 no. 285 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 19 July vol. 36 no. 4046 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for performances on 19 July 1838 to include a 'new Drama, entitled Mabel's Curse', the 'Laughable Interlude, called Advice Gratis' and the 'popular Farce, called Monsieur Tonson'.
