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Notes
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La Sonnambula is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era; and/or is the subject of Australian literary comment, adaptation or creative writing.
Production Details
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First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, London, 15 April 1865. (Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.)
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Performed at the Victoria Theatre, Sydney, November 1866 and at the Royal Victoria Hall, Brisbane, February 1868. These two productions are advertised as being by H. J. Byron; other versions of this burlesque were also performed in the colonies.
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Works about this Work
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Colonial Experience, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 December no. 5326 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter H. Cooper's Colonial Experience and H. J. Byron's 'original burlesque extravaganza' La Sonnambula on 17 December 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Colonial Experience, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 17 December no. 5326 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter H. Cooper's Colonial Experience and H. J. Byron's 'original burlesque extravaganza' La Sonnambula on 17 December 1868.
