John Bull; or, The Englishman's Fireside (International) assertion single work   drama   humour  
Alternative title: John Bull; or, An Englishman's Fireside
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Issue Details: First known date: 1803... 1803 John Bull; or, The Englishman's Fireside
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Notes

  • John Bull 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

  • First produced at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, England, 5 March 1803. (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, July 1838; and, under the title John Bull; or, An Englishman's Fireside, at the Prince of Wales Opera House, December 1868.

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Date: 1803
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Works about this Work

Prince of Wales Opera House : John Bull, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 1 December no. 5312 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of George Colman's John Bull and Charles Selby's The Widow's Victim on 1 December 1868.
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'.
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'.
Prince of Wales Opera House : John Bull, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 1 December no. 5312 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of George Colman's John Bull and Charles Selby's The Widow's Victim on 1 December 1868.
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