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Charles Selby's drama The Rival Pages; or, Court Secrets is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.
Production Details
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First produced at the Queen's Theatre, London, 8 October 1835.
Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.
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Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 23 August 1838. According to a column published in the Sydney Gazette, 23 August 1838 (2), the play was to be 'performed for the first time in this colony'.
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A Benefit
1838
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— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 25 August vol. 36 no. 4062 1838; (p. 2) A short report on Maria Taylor's benefit in which the plays presented by the Royal Victoria Theatre are briefly discussed. Maria Taylor (ca. 1813-1841) was an actress in nineteenth century Sydney. The author (William Kerr?) also alludes to Taylor's conduct '... on Tuesday evening last ... with the hope that we may never witness a repetition of such behaviour...' -
Mrs Taylor's Benefit
1838
single work
column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 August vol. 36 no. 4061 1838; (p. 2)A short column about the benefit for the actress Maria Taylor (ca. 1813-1841) due to take place at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 23 August 1838. The author (William Kerr?) praises Taylor writing that she is 'a talented and industrious, and consequently a deserving actress ... inferior to none, and superior to most of her competitors'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Mrs. Taylor's Benefit
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 22 August vol. 4 no. 295 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 21 August vol. 36 no. 4060 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 August vol. 36 no. 4061 1838; (p. 3)An advertisement for performances on 23rd August 1838 at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 'under the patronage of Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer ... and the Officers of the Squadron' to include the 'Melo-Dramatic Drama in three Acts founded on one of Sir Walter Scott's most Popular Tales called, The Knights Templars', an 'amusing Drama, in 1 Act, founded on an Historical Anecdote, entitled the Rival Pages' and the 'highly Laughable Farce of the Rendezvous'. This advertisement includes a description of the scenes and lists the actors and the names of the characters they portray for each play.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Knights Templars; or, Ivanhoe and the Jew of York's Daugher &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 25 August vol. 4 no. 296 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 25 August vol. 36 no. 4062 1838; (p. 3)An advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 25 August 1838 to include the 'Romantic Drama, entitled The Knights Templars' and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Rival Pages'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Mrs. Taylor's Benefit
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 22 August vol. 4 no. 295 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 21 August vol. 36 no. 4060 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 August vol. 36 no. 4061 1838; (p. 3)An advertisement for performances on 23rd August 1838 at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 'under the patronage of Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer ... and the Officers of the Squadron' to include the 'Melo-Dramatic Drama in three Acts founded on one of Sir Walter Scott's most Popular Tales called, The Knights Templars', an 'amusing Drama, in 1 Act, founded on an Historical Anecdote, entitled the Rival Pages' and the 'highly Laughable Farce of the Rendezvous'. This advertisement includes a description of the scenes and lists the actors and the names of the characters they portray for each play.
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Mrs Taylor's Benefit
1838
single work
column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 23 August vol. 36 no. 4061 1838; (p. 2)A short column about the benefit for the actress Maria Taylor (ca. 1813-1841) due to take place at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 23 August 1838. The author (William Kerr?) praises Taylor writing that she is 'a talented and industrious, and consequently a deserving actress ... inferior to none, and superior to most of her competitors'.
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A Benefit
1838
single work
column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 25 August vol. 36 no. 4062 1838; (p. 2) A short report on Maria Taylor's benefit in which the plays presented by the Royal Victoria Theatre are briefly discussed. Maria Taylor (ca. 1813-1841) was an actress in nineteenth century Sydney. The author (William Kerr?) also alludes to Taylor's conduct '... on Tuesday evening last ... with the hope that we may never witness a repetition of such behaviour...' -
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Knights Templars; or, Ivanhoe and the Jew of York's Daugher &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 25 August vol. 4 no. 296 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 25 August vol. 36 no. 4062 1838; (p. 3)An advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 25 August 1838 to include the 'Romantic Drama, entitled The Knights Templars' and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Rival Pages'.
