Cymbeline (International) assertion single work   drama  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1610... 1610 Cymbeline
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Notes

  • William Shakespeare's Cymbeline is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced in England in 1610 or 1611.

    Source: The Oxford Companion to English Literature Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1946

  • Performed 'for the first time in this Colony' at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 13 August 1838.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1610-1611
Notes:

First printed in the folio of 1623

Source: The Oxford Companion to English Literature Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1946

Works about this Work

Mr. Simes' Benefit Royal Victoria Theatre : Cymbeline &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 , 9 August vol. 36 no. 4055 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 8 August vol. 4 no. 291 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 August vol. 36 no. 4056 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 14 August vol. 36 no. 4057 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, to include 'Shakespeare's ... Cymbeline' and 'Coleman's ... Blue Beard'. The number of acts for Cymbeline is printed differently in the advertisement in the Commercial Journal of 8 and 11 August 1838 (5 acts) to the number printed in the advertisement in the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of 9 and 11 August 1838 (2 acts).

The performance on 13 August was a benefit for Thomas Simes. The plays for the performance on 14 August are advertised as 'repeated'. However, the 14 August performance was probably not a benefit.

Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 August vol. 4 no. 294 1838; (p. 2)

— Review of Cymbeline William Shakespeare , 1610 single work drama ; Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane George Macfarren , 1827 single work drama

Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays on 13 and 16 August 1838. The review also briefly mentions Blue Beard and the Haunted Inn.

Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 August vol. 4 no. 294 1838; (p. 2)

— Review of Cymbeline William Shakespeare , 1610 single work drama ; Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane George Macfarren , 1827 single work drama

Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays on 13 and 16 August 1838. The review also briefly mentions Blue Beard and the Haunted Inn.

Mr. Simes' Benefit Royal Victoria Theatre : Cymbeline &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 , 9 August vol. 36 no. 4055 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 8 August vol. 4 no. 291 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 August vol. 36 no. 4056 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 14 August vol. 36 no. 4057 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, to include 'Shakespeare's ... Cymbeline' and 'Coleman's ... Blue Beard'. The number of acts for Cymbeline is printed differently in the advertisement in the Commercial Journal of 8 and 11 August 1838 (5 acts) to the number printed in the advertisement in the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of 9 and 11 August 1838 (2 acts).

The performance on 13 August was a benefit for Thomas Simes. The plays for the performance on 14 August are advertised as 'repeated'. However, the 14 August performance was probably not a benefit.

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