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Notes
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Theodore Edward Hook's Killing No Murder 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 Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, 21 August 1809.
[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, September 1838. This performance was advertised as a farce.
Works about this Work
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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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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.
