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Notes
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Allardyce Nicoll in A History of English Drama 1660-1900 (1966) calls this piece a 'comedietta'. The advertisement for the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre in Sydney, New South Wales, in June 1838 calls it a 'Musical Burletta'.
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The work 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, 7 November 1836.
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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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 : Henriette the Forsaken &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 30 June vol. 4 no. 280 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 June vol. 36 no. 4038 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 30 June 1838 of 'Buckstone's Domestic Drama, entitled Henriette the Forsaken' and the 'Musical Burletta, in two Acts, entitled the Barrack Room'.
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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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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 : Henriette the Forsaken &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 30 June vol. 4 no. 280 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 June vol. 36 no. 4038 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 30 June 1838 of 'Buckstone's Domestic Drama, entitled Henriette the Forsaken' and the 'Musical Burletta, in two Acts, entitled the Barrack Room'.
