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The advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, season in September 1838 describes the play as 'a Drama in three Acts, founded on Victor Hugo's celebrated Romance of the Hunchback.' The play may be a version of an international play or a local adaptation of Hugo's novel into a drama. AustLit has not yet established which version of the play was produced in Sydney in September 1838.
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Possibly first produced at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 20 September 1838.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Messrs. Collins and Fitzgerald's Benefit
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 19 September vol. 4 no. 303 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 20 September vol. 36 no. 4073 1838; (p. 3)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.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Messrs. Collins and Fitzgerald's Benefit
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 19 September vol. 4 no. 303 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 20 September vol. 36 no. 4073 1838; (p. 3)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.
