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Notes
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Farce.
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Henry Mayhew's The Wandering Minstrel 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 Royal Fitzroy Theatre, London, 16 January 1834.
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Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, September 1868.
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Victoria Theatre : [A Very Good Audience]
1868
single work
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— Appears in: The Empire , 7 September no. 5241 1868; (p. 3)The Empire reports on the 'good audience' who attended the Gourlays' performance on 5 September 1868 at the Royal Victoria Theatre. The evening's entertainment included 'Mrs M'Gregor's Levee', two farces (The Rights of Woman and The Wandering Minstrel), and a scene from Walter Scott's Heart of Midlothian.
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Victoria Theatre : Mrs. M'Gregor's Levee
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 5 September no. 5240 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 7 September no. 5241 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 8 September no. 5242 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 9 September no. 5243 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 10 September no. 5244 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 11 September no. 5245 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production by William Gourlay and his family of 'Mrs. M'Gregor's Levee' on 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 September 1868. Additional items on the program, with some nightly variation, include Joseph Lunn's The Rights of Woman, Henry Mayhew's The Wandering Minstrel, and 'The Loves of Dumbiedikes and Jeannie Deans' from Walter Scott's Heart of Midlothian.
(It is not clear from the advertisement, see for instance the 9 September 1868 advertisement, whether the excerpt from Heart of Midlothian was directly from Walter Scott's novel or from one of the Heart of Midlothian stage adaptations.)
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Prince of Wales Opera House : The Wandering Minstrel, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 September no. 5239 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Henry Mayhew's The Wandering Minstrel and of Guy Mannering on 4 September 1868. The advertisement also notes the performance of Robert Whitworth's The Derby Day on 5 September 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : The Wandering Minstrel, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 September no. 5239 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Henry Mayhew's The Wandering Minstrel and of Guy Mannering on 4 September 1868. The advertisement also notes the performance of Robert Whitworth's The Derby Day on 5 September 1868.
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Victoria Theatre : Mrs. M'Gregor's Levee
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 5 September no. 5240 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 7 September no. 5241 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 8 September no. 5242 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 9 September no. 5243 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 10 September no. 5244 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 11 September no. 5245 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production by William Gourlay and his family of 'Mrs. M'Gregor's Levee' on 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 September 1868. Additional items on the program, with some nightly variation, include Joseph Lunn's The Rights of Woman, Henry Mayhew's The Wandering Minstrel, and 'The Loves of Dumbiedikes and Jeannie Deans' from Walter Scott's Heart of Midlothian.
(It is not clear from the advertisement, see for instance the 9 September 1868 advertisement, whether the excerpt from Heart of Midlothian was directly from Walter Scott's novel or from one of the Heart of Midlothian stage adaptations.)
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Victoria Theatre : [A Very Good Audience]
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 7 September no. 5241 1868; (p. 3)The Empire reports on the 'good audience' who attended the Gourlays' performance on 5 September 1868 at the Royal Victoria Theatre. The evening's entertainment included 'Mrs M'Gregor's Levee', two farces (The Rights of Woman and The Wandering Minstrel), and a scene from Walter Scott's Heart of Midlothian.
