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Charles Mathews' The Ring-Doves 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 Olympic Theatre, London, 11 December 1837.
Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.
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Performed 'for the first time in ... [the] Colony' at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 8 November 1838.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Stranger &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 November vol. 36 no. 4096 1838; (p. 3) Advertisement for the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 13 November 1838 of 'for the first time this Season' The Stranger and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Ringdoves'. -
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Ring-Doves &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 November vol. 4 no. 318 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 10 November vol. 36 no. 4095 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance by the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 10 November 1838 to include the 'Farce of The Ringdoves'; 'the Interlude, called Bachelor's Buttons'; and '(for the 1st time) a Farce called A Peculiar Position'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Othello &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 November vol. 4 no. 317 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 November vol. 36 no. 4094 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 8 November 1838 to include 'Shakespear's Tragedy of Othello' and a '(for the first time in this Colony) a Farce, called The Ringdoves, Performed at Madame Vestris' Theatre with unbounded success.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Othello &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 November vol. 4 no. 317 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 November vol. 36 no. 4094 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 8 November 1838 to include 'Shakespear's Tragedy of Othello' and a '(for the first time in this Colony) a Farce, called The Ringdoves, Performed at Madame Vestris' Theatre with unbounded success.'
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Ring-Doves &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 November vol. 4 no. 318 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 10 November vol. 36 no. 4095 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance by the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 10 November 1838 to include the 'Farce of The Ringdoves'; 'the Interlude, called Bachelor's Buttons'; and '(for the 1st time) a Farce called A Peculiar Position'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Stranger &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 November vol. 36 no. 4096 1838; (p. 3) Advertisement for the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 13 November 1838 of 'for the first time this Season' The Stranger and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Ringdoves'.
