Issue Details: First known date: 1838... vol. 36 no. 4073 20 September 1838 of The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser est. 1803 Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1838 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Old Theatre, single work column

A brief column on the management of the 'Old Theatre', the Theatre Royal, Sydney. A decision in the case of Cooper & Holt v. Levey 'settles the long-pending dispute regarding the possession of the Old Theatre, George-street.' The license of the theatre is 'still in force'.

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Law Reporter, single work advertisement (p. 2)
Royal Victoria Theatre : Messrs. Collins and Fitzgerald's Benefit, single work advertisement

Advertisement for performance for the benefit of Messrs. Collins and Fitzgerald at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 20 September 1838 to include a 'Drama in three acts, founded on Victor Hugo's celebrated Romance of the Hunchback, entitled Quasimodo' and the ' Domestic Drama of The Lear of Private Life'. The program includes songs and dances. The advertisement includes a description of the scenes and a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.

(p. 3)
For the Benefit of Mr. J. P. Deane, single work advertisement

Advertisement for benefit performance for 'Mr. J. P. Deane, Leader of the Orchestra, and his Four Sons' at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 22 September 1838 to include the 'grand Operatic Legendary Drama, with the original Music, by Carl Maria Von Webber, in three Acts, entitled Der Freischultz', the 'grand Historical Drama, in three Acts, called Gustavus III' including 'the original overture' for Gustavus and '[t]he original Chorus "Long live the King," ... sung, for the first time, by the whole of the characters.' The program also lists the songs and dances to be performed during the evening.

The advertisement includes a description of the scenes and a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for Der Freischultz and for Gustavus.

(p. 3)
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