The Waterman; Or, The First of August (International) assertion single work   musical theatre   opera  
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Issue Details: First known date: 1774... 1774 The Waterman; Or, The First of August
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Notes

  • Charles Dibdin's ballad opera The Waterman is included in AustLit because it falls within the parameters of the Colonial Newspapers Project.
  • The Waterman is described as a ballad opera both by Allardyce Nicoll and in the advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, for the performance of the work on 17 November 1838. 'Tom Tug, (with the original song), Mrs Clarke' [Anne Clarke] is also recorded in the same advertisement.

Production Details

  • First produced at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, 8 August 1774

    Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, November 1838.

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First known date: 1774
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Works about this Work

Royal Victoria Theatre : The Larboard Fin &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 20 November vol. 36 no. 4099 1838; (p. 3) An advertisment for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 20 November 1838 of 'the Nautical Drama in 3 Acts, entitled The Larboard Fin' and the 'Ballad Opera, called The Waterman'. The performance included 'the Song of "The Rover" by Mr Falchon [Arthur Falchon].'
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Waterman &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 17 November vol. 4 no. 320 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 17 November vol. 36 no. 4098 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 17 November 1838 of the 'Ballad Opera, entitled the Waterman Tom Tug (with the original song), Mrs Clarke [Anne Clarke]' and '[Tyrone] Power's Drama, called Saint Patrick's Eve'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Waterman &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 17 November vol. 4 no. 320 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 17 November vol. 36 no. 4098 1838; (p. 3)

An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 17 November 1838 of the 'Ballad Opera, entitled the Waterman Tom Tug (with the original song), Mrs Clarke [Anne Clarke]' and '[Tyrone] Power's Drama, called Saint Patrick's Eve'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Larboard Fin &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 20 November vol. 36 no. 4099 1838; (p. 3) An advertisment for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 20 November 1838 of 'the Nautical Drama in 3 Acts, entitled The Larboard Fin' and the 'Ballad Opera, called The Waterman'. The performance included 'the Song of "The Rover" by Mr Falchon [Arthur Falchon].'
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