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John Faucit Saville's melodrama The Miller's Maid is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.
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'Founded on Bloomfield's poem of that name' (OCLC WorldCat record)
Production Details
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First produced at the English Opera House, London, 16 August 1821.
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, 27 September 1838.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Last Night of the Season : J. Meredith's Benefit
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 26 September vol. 4 no. 305 (p. 1) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 22 September vol. 4 no. 304 1838; (p. 2)An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 27 September 1838 for the benefit of J. Meredith of the 'admired Drama of The Miller's Maid taken from Bloomfield's celebrated Poem so called', the 'laughable Farce, called Kill or Cure' and the 'Comic Extravaganza being a parody on the Maid and Magpie, entitled Dolly and the Rat'.
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Last Night of the Season : J. Meredith's Benefit
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 26 September vol. 4 no. 305 (p. 1) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 22 September vol. 4 no. 304 1838; (p. 2)An advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 27 September 1838 for the benefit of J. Meredith of the 'admired Drama of The Miller's Maid taken from Bloomfield's celebrated Poem so called', the 'laughable Farce, called Kill or Cure' and the 'Comic Extravaganza being a parody on the Maid and Magpie, entitled Dolly and the Rat'.
