Rory O'More (International) assertion single work   musical theatre  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1837... 1837 Rory O'More
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Notes

  • Burletta.
  • A dramatisation of Lover's novel Rory O'More: A National Romance (1837).
  • Rory O'More is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced at the Adelphi, The Strand, London, 29 September 1837.

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

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 'for the first time in this Colony', 1 September 1838.

    Source: 'Royal Victoria Theatre : Mr Falchon'. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (30 August 1838): 3

  • Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, October and November 1868.

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First known date: 1837
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Works about this Work

Prince of Wales Opera House : La Sonnambula, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 November no. 5310 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of La Sonnambula and of Samuel Lover's Rory O'More on 28 November 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Rory O'More, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 1 October no. 5262 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Samuel Lover's Rory O'More and John Maddison Morton's Your Life's in Danger on 1 October 1868.
The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 September vol. 36 no. 4065 1838; (p. 2) A short column about the benefit for the actor Arthur Falchon. The author (William Kerr?) mentions the plays to be performed and praises Falchon writing that '[w]e have been a pretty constant attendant at the Theatre during the season, and we can safely aver that no actor belonging to the company has more frequently deserved praise, and more seldom blame.'
Royal Victoria Theatre : Mr Falchon 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 1 September vol. 4 no. 298 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 August vol. 36 no. 4064 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 September vol. 36 no. 4065 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for the benefit performance on 1 September 1838 for Arthur Falchon (active Hobart and Sydney 1837 - 1846) to include a 'powerful Drama, of intense interest, written by Samuel Lover Esq., and performed at the Adelphi Theatre for 170 Nights, with undiminished success, entitled Rory O'More' and the 'serio comic operatic burlesque Burletta, in Two Acts, entitled Othello Travestie'. The advertisement includes a description of the scenes and a list of the actors and the names of the characters they portray for each play. As with most performances, songs are also advertised including 'the celebrated song' Jim Crow and The Peasant Boy '[performed] by a Young Gentleman, his first appearance on any Stage.'
Prince of Wales Opera House : Rory O'More, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 1 October no. 5262 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Samuel Lover's Rory O'More and John Maddison Morton's Your Life's in Danger on 1 October 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : La Sonnambula, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 November no. 5310 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of La Sonnambula and of Samuel Lover's Rory O'More on 28 November 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Mr Falchon 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 1 September vol. 4 no. 298 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 August vol. 36 no. 4064 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 September vol. 36 no. 4065 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for the benefit performance on 1 September 1838 for Arthur Falchon (active Hobart and Sydney 1837 - 1846) to include a 'powerful Drama, of intense interest, written by Samuel Lover Esq., and performed at the Adelphi Theatre for 170 Nights, with undiminished success, entitled Rory O'More' and the 'serio comic operatic burlesque Burletta, in Two Acts, entitled Othello Travestie'. The advertisement includes a description of the scenes and a list of the actors and the names of the characters they portray for each play. As with most performances, songs are also advertised including 'the celebrated song' Jim Crow and The Peasant Boy '[performed] by a Young Gentleman, his first appearance on any Stage.'
The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 September vol. 36 no. 4065 1838; (p. 2) A short column about the benefit for the actor Arthur Falchon. The author (William Kerr?) mentions the plays to be performed and praises Falchon writing that '[w]e have been a pretty constant attendant at the Theatre during the season, and we can safely aver that no actor belonging to the company has more frequently deserved praise, and more seldom blame.'
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