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Notes
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Leah the Forsaken is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era; and/or is the subject of Australian literary comment, adaptation or creative writing.
Production Details
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First produced at the Howard Athenaeum Theatre, Boston, 8 or 9 December 1862.
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Performed at the Adelphi Theatre, London (as Leah, the Jewish Maiden), 1 October 1863. (Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.)
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Performed at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, August 1868.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Our Letter Home
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australasian , 15 August vol. 5 no. 124 (New Series) 1868; (p. 210)'Our Letter Home' includes information on a range of political and social matters. The writer for the Australasian comments that 'matters theatrical and musical' are not in a 'flourishing condition', but he still reports in some detail on productions at the Theatre Royal (the Nathan Juvenile Troupe and performances of His Last Legs and Leah) and notes that 'the fortunes of the other two houses [The Duke of Edinburgh Theatre and the Princess's Theatre] are uncertain'.
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 8 August vol. 5 no. 123 (New Series) 1868;
— Review of London Assurance 1841 single work drama ; The Hunchback 1832 single work drama ; Leah the Forsaken 1862 single work dramaA review of the performance of Dion Boucicault's London Assurance and a scene from James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, 1 August 1868. Jaques pays particular attention to the acting, especially the roles undertaken by Marie St Denis.
Jaques also reviews the performance of John Augustin Daly's Leah the Forsaken at the Theatre Royal, August 1868.
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 8 August vol. 5 no. 123 (New Series) 1868;
— Review of London Assurance 1841 single work drama ; The Hunchback 1832 single work drama ; Leah the Forsaken 1862 single work dramaA review of the performance of Dion Boucicault's London Assurance and a scene from James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, 1 August 1868. Jaques pays particular attention to the acting, especially the roles undertaken by Marie St Denis.
Jaques also reviews the performance of John Augustin Daly's Leah the Forsaken at the Theatre Royal, August 1868.
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Our Letter Home
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australasian , 15 August vol. 5 no. 124 (New Series) 1868; (p. 210)'Our Letter Home' includes information on a range of political and social matters. The writer for the Australasian comments that 'matters theatrical and musical' are not in a 'flourishing condition', but he still reports in some detail on productions at the Theatre Royal (the Nathan Juvenile Troupe and performances of His Last Legs and Leah) and notes that 'the fortunes of the other two houses [The Duke of Edinburgh Theatre and the Princess's Theatre] are uncertain'.
