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Timour the Tartar was adapted by several British writers including Matthew Gregory Lewis in 1811 and an unknown author in 1829. AustLit has not yet established which of the earlier versions was produced in Sydney in 1838.
Production Details
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Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 28 August 1838, according to the advertisement for the performance 'for the first time at this Theatre'.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Spencer's Benefit
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, as a benefit for the actor Albert Spencer, on 28 August 1838, to include 'Shakespeare's celebrated Tragedy, entitled King Lear'; 'After which (for the first time in this Colony) ... the celebrated popular Comic Song, entitled "Jim Crow"'; and '(for the first time at this Theatre) the 'grand Eastern Spectacle, entitled Timour the Tartar'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Spencer's Benefit
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, as a benefit for the actor Albert Spencer, on 28 August 1838, to include 'Shakespeare's celebrated Tragedy, entitled King Lear'; 'After which (for the first time in this Colony) ... the celebrated popular Comic Song, entitled "Jim Crow"'; and '(for the first time at this Theatre) the 'grand Eastern Spectacle, entitled Timour the Tartar'.
