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Notes
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Allardyce Nicoll assigns burletta as the form of this work. The Royal Victoria Theatre advertisement for the 15 November 1838 first performance of the work in Sydney describes it as a 'Petite Comedy, in two Acts'.
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Thomas Haynes Bayly's comedy You Can't Marry Your Grandmother 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, 1 March 1838.
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, 'for the first time in this colony', 15 November 1838.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 November vol. 4 no. 319 1838; (p. 1) The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 November vol. 36 no. 4097 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 15 November 1838 of the 'Drama of Saint Patrick's Eve' and '(for the first time in this colony) a 'Petite Comedy in two Acts, called You Can't Marry Your Grandmother'. The performance included the song 'The Banks of the Dee' sung by Mrs. Clarke (Anne Clarke).
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Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 November vol. 4 no. 319 1838; (p. 1) The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 November vol. 36 no. 4097 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 15 November 1838 of the 'Drama of Saint Patrick's Eve' and '(for the first time in this colony) a 'Petite Comedy in two Acts, called You Can't Marry Your Grandmother'. The performance included the song 'The Banks of the Dee' sung by Mrs. Clarke (Anne Clarke).
