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Issue Details: First known date: 1838... 1838 Rendezvous
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Described in the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, advertisement as a 'highly Laughable Farce'. It may be the comic operetta The Rendezvous by Richard Ayton first produced at the English Opera House, Strand, London, 21 September 1818, or a version of Ayton's work. AustLit has not yet established which version was produced in Sydney in 1838.

Production Details

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

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First known date: 1838
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A Benefit William Kerr , 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...'
Mrs Taylor's Benefit William Kerr , 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'.
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.
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.
Mrs Taylor's Benefit William Kerr , 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'.
A Benefit William Kerr , 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...'
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