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Richard Sheridan's The Rivals ] 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
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First produced at Covent Garden, London, 17 January 1775. (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, August 1868.
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Performed at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, August 1868.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 15 August vol. 5 no. 124 (New Series) 1868; (p. 210)
— Review of The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath 1775 single work drama ; The Corsican Brothers 1852 single work dramaA review of the performances of Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan's The Rivals and Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, August 1868.
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Victoria Theatre
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 8 August no. 5216 1868; (p. 4)
— Review of The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath 1775 single work drama ; A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest 1868 single work dramaA review of the 7 August 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Richard Sheridan's The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath and Walter T. Cooper's A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Rivals; Or, A Trip to Bath, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 7 August no. 5215 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath and Walter T. Cooper's A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest on 7 August 1868. The evening's performance is advertised as a 'complimentary benefit to Mr. W. H. Cooper the successful Australian Author'.
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Victoria Theatre
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 8 August no. 5216 1868; (p. 4)
— Review of The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath 1775 single work drama ; A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest 1868 single work dramaA review of the 7 August 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Richard Sheridan's The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath and Walter T. Cooper's A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest.
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 15 August vol. 5 no. 124 (New Series) 1868; (p. 210)
— Review of The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath 1775 single work drama ; The Corsican Brothers 1852 single work dramaA review of the performances of Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan's The Rivals and Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, August 1868.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Rivals; Or, A Trip to Bath, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 7 August no. 5215 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath and Walter T. Cooper's A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest on 7 August 1868. The evening's performance is advertised as a 'complimentary benefit to Mr. W. H. Cooper the successful Australian Author'.
