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Charles Selby's farce Captain Stevens 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 New City Theatre, London, 31 December 1832.
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, 12 June 1838.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Death Token &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 12 June vol. 36 no. 4030 1838; (p. 3)An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, on 12 June 1838 of The Death Token, 'the farce called Captain Stevens' and Frederick the Great; or, The Female Sentinel.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Death Token &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 12 June vol. 36 no. 4030 1838; (p. 3)An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, on 12 June 1838 of The Death Token, 'the farce called Captain Stevens' and Frederick the Great; or, The Female Sentinel.
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