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This international work 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 Royal Coburg Theatre, London, 22 August 1831.
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, August 1838.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 August vol. 36 no. 4064 1838; (p. 2)A column on the coming benefit performance for the actors Mrs Larra and Eliza Winstanley. The author (William Kerr?) discusses the merits of both actors writing that he does not 'know no two performers on the stage who have stronger claims on the liberality of the public ... Mrs Larra, independent altogether of her claims as an actress, which are second to none on the stage, has a strong hold on the affections of the people from her long residence in the Colony ... Miss Winstanley is without exception, the most rising actress on the stage. She made her debut in theatrical life in Sydney ...'.
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Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 1 September vol. 4 no. 298 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Victim of St Vincent; or, The The Horrors of an Assault 1831 single work dramaReview of the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 30 August 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Mrs Larra and Miss Winstanley
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 29 August vol. 4 no. 297 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 28 August vol. 36 no. 4063 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 August vol. 36 no. 4064 1838; (p. 1)An advertisement for a joint benefit performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, for Mrs Larra and Eliza Winstanley on 30 August 1838 to include a 'new Domestic Drama, called The Victim of St Vincent' and 'Massaroni'.
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Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 1 September vol. 4 no. 298 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Victim of St Vincent; or, The The Horrors of an Assault 1831 single work dramaReview of the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 30 August 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Mrs Larra and Miss Winstanley
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 29 August vol. 4 no. 297 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 28 August vol. 36 no. 4063 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 August vol. 36 no. 4064 1838; (p. 1)An advertisement for a joint benefit performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, for Mrs Larra and Eliza Winstanley on 30 August 1838 to include a 'new Domestic Drama, called The Victim of St Vincent' and 'Massaroni'.
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The Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 30 August vol. 36 no. 4064 1838; (p. 2)A column on the coming benefit performance for the actors Mrs Larra and Eliza Winstanley. The author (William Kerr?) discusses the merits of both actors writing that he does not 'know no two performers on the stage who have stronger claims on the liberality of the public ... Mrs Larra, independent altogether of her claims as an actress, which are second to none on the stage, has a strong hold on the affections of the people from her long residence in the Colony ... Miss Winstanley is without exception, the most rising actress on the stage. She made her debut in theatrical life in Sydney ...'.
