Simon Lee; Or, The Murder of the Five Fields Copse (International) assertion single work   drama   - Three acts
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1839... 1839 Simon Lee; Or, The Murder of the Five Fields Copse
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Notes

  • George Dibdin Pitt's Simon Lee is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced at the City of London Theatre, 1 April 1839.

  • Performed at the Duke of Edinburgh (aka Haymarket) Theatre, Melbourne, February 1868.

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Works about this Work

The Theatres, &c. Jaques (fl. 1866-1868) , 1868 single work single work column
— Appears in: The Australasian , 29 February vol. 4 no. 100 (New Series) 1868; (p. 274-275)

Jaques provides details of John Charles Lambert's decision to quit the Melbourne stage. The full text of Lambert's farewell speech is reproduced.

Jaques also reviews the Princess Theatre's production of Colin Henry Hazlewood's Poul a Dhoil and notes the productions of The Will and the Way and Simon Lee at the the Duke of Edinburgh (aka Haymarket) Theatre.

The Theatres, &c. Jaques (fl. 1866-1868) , 1868 single work single work column
— Appears in: The Australasian , 29 February vol. 4 no. 100 (New Series) 1868; (p. 274-275)

Jaques provides details of John Charles Lambert's decision to quit the Melbourne stage. The full text of Lambert's farewell speech is reproduced.

Jaques also reviews the Princess Theatre's production of Colin Henry Hazlewood's Poul a Dhoil and notes the productions of The Will and the Way and Simon Lee at the the Duke of Edinburgh (aka Haymarket) Theatre.

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