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Notes
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The Serious Family 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.
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Farce.
Production Details
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First produced at the Haymarket, Theatre Royal, London, 30 October 1849. (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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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 29 August vol. 5 no. 126 (New Series) 1868; (p. 274)
— Review of Paul Pry 1825 single work musical theatre ; Milky White 1864 single work drama ; The Serious Family 1849 single work drama ; Martial, the Adventurer; or, the Merchant's Daughter 1868 single work dramaA review of the performance of John Poole's Paul Pry, Henry Thornton Craven's Milky White and Morris Barnett's The Serious Family at the Theatre Royal, and of Martial, the Adventurer at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, Melbourne, August 1868.
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 29 August vol. 5 no. 126 (New Series) 1868; (p. 274)
— Review of Paul Pry 1825 single work musical theatre ; Milky White 1864 single work drama ; The Serious Family 1849 single work drama ; Martial, the Adventurer; or, the Merchant's Daughter 1868 single work dramaA review of the performance of John Poole's Paul Pry, Henry Thornton Craven's Milky White and Morris Barnett's The Serious Family at the Theatre Royal, and of Martial, the Adventurer at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, Melbourne, August 1868.
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