y separately published work icon The Mountain King; or, Calderoni, the Castle Burners (International) assertion single work   drama  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1834... 1834 The Mountain King; or, Calderoni, the Castle Burners
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Notes

  • George Almar's Mountain King is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First production details are unknown. The work was published in London by J. Duncombe in 1834 - 'The only edition correctly marked by permission, from the prompter's book'.

    Source: Open Library. Web. 25/06/2014

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, September 1838

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Works about this Work

Royal Victoria Theatre : Mr. Joseph Simmons' Benefit Night 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 22 September vol. 4 no. 304 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 22 September vol. 36 no. 4074 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance for the benefit of Mr. Joseph Simmons at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 24 September 1838 to include 'for the first time in this Colony, a romantic Drama, from the pen of George Almar, Esq., called the Mountain King'; 'for the first time these four years ... the laughable Farce of Teddy the Tiler' and the 'celebrated and highly laughable Farce in two Acts, written by Theodore Edward Hook, Esq., and called Killing No Murder'. The advertisement lists the songs and dances to be performed and includes a description of the scenes and a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play. This advertisement fills more than one column of the newspaper.

Royal Victoria Theatre : Mr. Joseph Simmons' Benefit Night 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 22 September vol. 4 no. 304 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 22 September vol. 36 no. 4074 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance for the benefit of Mr. Joseph Simmons at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 24 September 1838 to include 'for the first time in this Colony, a romantic Drama, from the pen of George Almar, Esq., called the Mountain King'; 'for the first time these four years ... the laughable Farce of Teddy the Tiler' and the 'celebrated and highly laughable Farce in two Acts, written by Theodore Edward Hook, Esq., and called Killing No Murder'. The advertisement lists the songs and dances to be performed and includes a description of the scenes and a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play. This advertisement fills more than one column of the newspaper.

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