Jack Sheppard (International) assertion single work   drama  
Adaptation of Jack Sheppard William Harrison Ainsworth , 1839 single work novel
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Issue Details: First known date: 1839... 1839 Jack Sheppard
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Notes

  • William Harrison Ainsworth's novel Jack Sheppard was adapted for the English stage by several writers including J. B. Buckstone, T. Greenwood and J. T. Haines (all in 1839), W. H. Murray (in 1840) and later by J. Hatton (in 1898). AustLit has not yet established which of the earlier versions of the play was produced in Melbourne and Sydney in 1868.
  • Jack Sheppard is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • Performed at the Princess's Theatre, Melbourne, March 1868

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, August 1868.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: ca. 1839
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Works about this Work

The Theatres, &c. Jaques (fl. 1866-1868) , 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 28 March vol. 4 no. 104 (New Series) 1868; (p. 402)
— Review of The Corsican Brothers Dion Boucicault , 1852 single work drama ; Acis and Galatea ; Or, The Nimble Nymph and the Terrible Troglodyte F. C. Burnand , 1863 single work musical theatre ; Jack Sheppard 1839 single work drama
Prince of Wales Opera House : Jack Sheppard, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 14 November no. 5298 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Jack Sheppard and of H. J. Byron's 'burlesque extravaganza' The Lady of Lyons on 13 November 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Corsican Brothers, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 August no. 5212 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Corsican Brothers and of Jack Sheppard on 4 August 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Jack Sheppard, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 1 August no. 5210 1868; (p. 1) The Freeman's Journal , 1 August vol. 19 no. 1321 1868; (p. 15)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of 'the great moral drama' Jack Sheppard and of Tom Taylor's Our American Cousin on 1 August 1868.
The Theatres, &c. Jaques (fl. 1866-1868) , 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 28 March vol. 4 no. 104 (New Series) 1868; (p. 402)
— Review of The Corsican Brothers Dion Boucicault , 1852 single work drama ; Acis and Galatea ; Or, The Nimble Nymph and the Terrible Troglodyte F. C. Burnand , 1863 single work musical theatre ; Jack Sheppard 1839 single work drama
Royal Victoria Theatre : Jack Sheppard, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 1 August no. 5210 1868; (p. 1) The Freeman's Journal , 1 August vol. 19 no. 1321 1868; (p. 15)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of 'the great moral drama' Jack Sheppard and of Tom Taylor's Our American Cousin on 1 August 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Corsican Brothers, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 August no. 5212 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Corsican Brothers and of Jack Sheppard on 4 August 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Jack Sheppard, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 14 November no. 5298 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Jack Sheppard and of H. J. Byron's 'burlesque extravaganza' The Lady of Lyons on 13 November 1868.
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