Raising the Wind (International) assertion single work   drama   humour  
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Issue Details: First known date: 1803... 1803 Raising the Wind
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Notes

  • Allardyce Nicoll cites James Kenney as the author of a play originally entitled How to Raise the Wind and first performed in in London in 1803. Nicoll also cites an unknown author's play entitled Raising the Wind first performed in London in 1811. AustLit has not yet established which version was produced in Sydney in 1838.

    Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966

Production Details

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, July 1838.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1803
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Works about this Work

The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 28 July vol. 36 no. 4050 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Mabel's Curse Mrs. S. C. Hall , 1837 single work musical theatre ; The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare , 1594 single work drama ; Raising the Wind 1803 single work drama Review of perfomances of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, in July 1838. The review includes detailed criticism of the actors' performances.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 28 July vol. 4 no. 288 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare , 1594 single work drama ; Mabel's Curse Mrs. S. C. Hall , 1837 single work musical theatre ; Raising the Wind 1803 single work drama

Review of performances of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 26 July 1838.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Ancestress &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 8 August vol. 4 no. 291 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 9 August vol. 36 no. 4055 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 9 August 1838 to include the 'Melo-Drama, entitled The Ancestress', the 'Farce, called Raising the Wind' and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Two Gregories'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Katherine & Petruchio &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 25 July vol. 4 no. 287 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 26 July vol. 36 no. 4049 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 26 July 1838 to include 'Shakespeare's Play, entitled Katherine & Petruchio. Petruchio ... by Mr. Joseph Simmons', the 'Melo-Drama, entitled Mabel's Curse' and the 'Laughable Farce, called Raising the Wind. Jeremy Diddler ... by Mr. Joseph Simmons'.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 28 July vol. 4 no. 288 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare , 1594 single work drama ; Mabel's Curse Mrs. S. C. Hall , 1837 single work musical theatre ; Raising the Wind 1803 single work drama

Review of performances of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 26 July 1838.
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 28 July vol. 36 no. 4050 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Mabel's Curse Mrs. S. C. Hall , 1837 single work musical theatre ; The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare , 1594 single work drama ; Raising the Wind 1803 single work drama Review of perfomances of the plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, in July 1838. The review includes detailed criticism of the actors' performances.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Katherine & Petruchio &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 25 July vol. 4 no. 287 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 26 July vol. 36 no. 4049 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 26 July 1838 to include 'Shakespeare's Play, entitled Katherine & Petruchio. Petruchio ... by Mr. Joseph Simmons', the 'Melo-Drama, entitled Mabel's Curse' and the 'Laughable Farce, called Raising the Wind. Jeremy Diddler ... by Mr. Joseph Simmons'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Ancestress &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 8 August vol. 4 no. 291 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 9 August vol. 36 no. 4055 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 9 August 1838 to include the 'Melo-Drama, entitled The Ancestress', the 'Farce, called Raising the Wind' and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Two Gregories'.
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