Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis (International) assertion single work   drama  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1851... 1851 Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis
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Notes

  • A 'Spectacle'.
  • Edward Fitzball's Azael is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced at Astley's Amphitheatre, London, 3 November 1851.

  • Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, September 1868.

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First known date: 1851
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Notes by Buggins Buggins , 1868 single work prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 24 October vol. 19 no. 1333 1868; (p. 9)

Buggins opens his weekly column with some reflections about the demise of James Martin and his ministry. He then turns his attention to the previous week's productions at the Prince of Wales Opera House. He pays tribute to William Hoskins's stage management of Edward Fitzball's Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis (although he doubts whether the play has any literary merit), declaring: 'I have never seen in the colonies a piece better placed upon the stage'. Buggins provides a detailed examination of the acting, especially praising Rosa Cooper.
Notes by Buggins Buggins , 1868 single work prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 26 September vol. 19 no. 1329 1868; (p. 9-10)

Buggins comments on a fight between patrons at the Prince of Wales Opera House during the previous week; those involved were members of the crew of the Charybdis and 'wearing her Majesty's uniform'.

Buggins reflects on the sometimes dubious practice of adapting works for the stage and then discusses the previous week's performances at the Prince of Wales Opera House: 'Sarah the Creole is not an interesting play' and both it and Raymond and Agnes are 'played too slowly'. 'Azael, or the Prodigal Son is in preparation' and 'new and very elaborate scenery has been painted for it'.

Buggins also mentions that he has 'paid a visit to the Scandinavian' and 'is bound to acknowledge that the performance was remarkably good, and the audience highly respectable'.
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Man with the Iron Mask, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 7 November no. 5293 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 9 November no. 5294 1868; (p. 3)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of W. J. Lucas's The Man with the Iron Mask and Edward Fitzball's Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis on 7 and 9 November 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Stewart Routh, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 2 November no. 5288 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 3 November no. 5289 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 4 November no. 5290 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 5 November no. 5291 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 6 November no. 5292 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of the 'new sensation drama, received by the last mail', John Palgrave Simpson and Edmund Hodgson Yates's Stewart Routh; or, Woman's Devotion (aka Black Sheep) and Edward Fitzball's Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis on 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 November 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : [Azael] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 21 October no. 5278 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis Edward Fitzball , 1851 single work drama

A review of the 20 October 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Edward Fitzball's Azael, the Prodigal.
Prince of Wales Opera House : [Azael] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 20 October no. 5277 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis Edward Fitzball , 1851 single work drama

A review of the 19 October 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Edward Fitzball's Azael, the Prodigal.
Prince of Wales Opera House : [Azael] 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Empire , 21 October no. 5278 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis Edward Fitzball , 1851 single work drama

A review of the 20 October 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Edward Fitzball's Azael, the Prodigal.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Caste, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 16 September no. 5249 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 18 September no. 5251 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Thomas William Robertson's Caste and William Blanchard Jerrold's Cool as a Cucumber on 16 and 18 September 1868. (The 16 September advertisement also notes: 'In preparation, the Great Drama of Azael, the Prodigal.)
Prince of Wales Opera House : Norma, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 October no. 5275 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement dealing largely with the Prince of Wales Opera House production of the operas Norma and Lucretia Borgia (Act 2) on 17 October 1868, but also noting the upcoming production of Edward Fitaball's Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Azael, The Prodigal, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 19 October no. 5276 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 20 October no. 5277 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 21 October no. 5278 1868; (p. 3)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Edward Fitzball's Azael, The Prodigal and John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker on 19, 20 and 21 October 1868. The productions on 19 and 20 October were a benefit for Mr. Charles Lascelles.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Stewart Routh, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 2 November no. 5288 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 3 November no. 5289 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 4 November no. 5290 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 5 November no. 5291 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 6 November no. 5292 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of the 'new sensation drama, received by the last mail', John Palgrave Simpson and Edmund Hodgson Yates's Stewart Routh; or, Woman's Devotion (aka Black Sheep) and Edward Fitzball's Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis on 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 November 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Man with the Iron Mask, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 7 November no. 5293 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 9 November no. 5294 1868; (p. 3)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of W. J. Lucas's The Man with the Iron Mask and Edward Fitzball's Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis on 7 and 9 November 1868.
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