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The English 'Legend of Mistletoe Bough' was adapted by several playwrights including C. A. Somerset in 1834, F. Marchant in 1861, and H. B. Farnie in 1870. The version produced in Sydney in 1868 was Somerset's adaptation.
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Mistletoe Bough 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 Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross-road, London, 1834. (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, December 1868.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Mistletoe Bough, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 26 December vol. 19 no. 1342 1868; (p. 15)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of C. A. Somerset's Mistletoe Bough and the (unnamed) burlesque Nymphs of the Botany Swamps on 26 December 1868.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : [Mistletoe Bough, &c.]
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 26 December vol. 19 no. 1342 1868; (p. 10)A column noting that the Royal Victoria Theatre 'has been taken for a dramatic season and is to be opened on Boxing night, under the management of Mr. Lionel Harding, with Miss Rosa Cooper as directress ... The pieces billed for the opening night are: the spectacular drama the Misletoe Bough [sic] and an extravaganza, expressly localised for this theatre, entitled the Nymphs of the Botany Swamps.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : [The Mistletoe Bough, &c.]
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 30 December no. 5337 1868; (p. 2)The Empire notes the productions of The Mistletoe Bough and The Knight and the Naiads at the newly re-opened Royal Victoria Theatre. The writer concludes: 'The theatre has been very handsomely decorated, and the scenery and appliances are in every way perfect. The management may anticipate a very successful season.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 April vol. 4 no. 259 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Queer Subject 1836 single work drama ; The Actress of All Work 1819 single work drama ; Mistletoe Bough 1834 single work drama ; Henriette the Forsaken 1832 single work dramaReview of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 14 and 16 April 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Queer Subject &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 14 April vol. 36 no. 4005 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 April vol. 4 no. 258 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 14 April 1838 of: ‘the laughable Entertainment called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]; ‘the first time this Season, the popular Sketch Called The Actress of all Work’ [William Henry Oxberry, 1819]; ‘To Conclude with the admired Legendary Drama entitled Mistletoe Bough, or Young Lovell’s Bride’ [Charles A. Somerset, 1834].
The advertisement lists a dance to be performed and includes a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.
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Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 April vol. 4 no. 259 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Queer Subject 1836 single work drama ; The Actress of All Work 1819 single work drama ; Mistletoe Bough 1834 single work drama ; Henriette the Forsaken 1832 single work dramaReview of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 14 and 16 April 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : [The Mistletoe Bough, &c.]
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 30 December no. 5337 1868; (p. 2)The Empire notes the productions of The Mistletoe Bough and The Knight and the Naiads at the newly re-opened Royal Victoria Theatre. The writer concludes: 'The theatre has been very handsomely decorated, and the scenery and appliances are in every way perfect. The management may anticipate a very successful season.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : [Mistletoe Bough, &c.]
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 26 December vol. 19 no. 1342 1868; (p. 10)A column noting that the Royal Victoria Theatre 'has been taken for a dramatic season and is to be opened on Boxing night, under the management of Mr. Lionel Harding, with Miss Rosa Cooper as directress ... The pieces billed for the opening night are: the spectacular drama the Misletoe Bough [sic] and an extravaganza, expressly localised for this theatre, entitled the Nymphs of the Botany Swamps.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Mistletoe Bough, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 26 December vol. 19 no. 1342 1868; (p. 15)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of C. A. Somerset's Mistletoe Bough and the (unnamed) burlesque Nymphs of the Botany Swamps on 26 December 1868.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Queer Subject &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 14 April vol. 36 no. 4005 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 April vol. 4 no. 258 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 14 April 1838 of: ‘the laughable Entertainment called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]; ‘the first time this Season, the popular Sketch Called The Actress of all Work’ [William Henry Oxberry, 1819]; ‘To Conclude with the admired Legendary Drama entitled Mistletoe Bough, or Young Lovell’s Bride’ [Charles A. Somerset, 1834].
The advertisement lists a dance to be performed and includes a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.
