The Two Gregories; Or, Where Did the Money Come From (International) assertion single work   musical theatre   opera   humour  
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Issue Details: First known date: 1821... 1821 The Two Gregories; Or, Where Did the Money Come From
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Notes

  • Thomas John Dibdin's work ~The Two Gregories is included in AustLit because it falls within the parameters of the Colonial Newspapers and Magazines Project.

Production Details

  • First produced at the Surrey Theatre, Blackfriars Road, Surrey, England, 23 April 1821.

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

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

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 August vol. 36 no. 4059 1838; (p. 2)

— Review of The Ancestress Mark Lemon , 1837 single work drama ; The Two Gregories; Or, Where Did the Money Come From Thomas John Dibdin , 1821 single work musical theatre ; The Haunted Inn 1838 single work drama
Reviews, possibly by William Kerr, of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays in August 1838.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Mabel's Curse &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 11 August vol. 4 no. 292 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 August vol. 36 no. 4056 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 11 August 1838 to include the 'Melo-Drama, entitled Mabel's Curse', the 'Farce, called The Two Gregories' and the 'Drama, called The Ancestress'.

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'.

The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 August vol. 36 no. 4059 1838; (p. 2)

— Review of The Ancestress Mark Lemon , 1837 single work drama ; The Two Gregories; Or, Where Did the Money Come From Thomas John Dibdin , 1821 single work musical theatre ; The Haunted Inn 1838 single work drama
Reviews, possibly by William Kerr, of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays in August 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 : Mabel's Curse &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 11 August vol. 4 no. 292 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 August vol. 36 no. 4056 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 11 August 1838 to include the 'Melo-Drama, entitled Mabel's Curse', the 'Farce, called The Two Gregories' and the 'Drama, called The Ancestress'.

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