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‘The farce is an amusing trifle, founded upon late rumours in this city. Mr. Murphy O'Mulligan ... an Irish literary gentleman in difficulties, is engaged in the composition of a tragedy from which he expects great things, when his proceedings excite the suspicions of Mr. Flat ... who communicates to the Government his belief that the impecunious author is engaged in a Fenian conspiracy. It is arranged that the conspirator shall be arrested, and his papers seized; and this leads to the introduction of a Minister in high position ... In the end the mistake is discovered, and the manuscript of Mr O’Mulligan’s tragedy is restored to him.’
Source: 'Victoria Theatre.' The Empire 5216 (8 August 1868): 4.
Notes
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Farce.
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Although most sources give the title of this one-act farce as 'A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest', an advertisement for the play's first performance (Empire, 7 August 1868: 1) is for 'A New Crime; or, 'Undsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest'.
Affiliation Notes
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This work has been affiliated with the Irishness in Australian Literature dataset because it contains Irish characters, settings, tropes or themes.
Production Details
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First produced at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 7 August 1868.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Duellist, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 12 August no. 5219 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Timothy Kendrick's The Duellist; or, The Husband of an Hour and Walter H. Cooper's A New Crime on 12 August 1868.
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Victoria Theatre
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 8 August no. 5216 1868; (p. 4)
— Review of The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath 1775 single work drama ; A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest 1868 single work dramaA review of the 7 August 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Richard Sheridan's The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath and Walter T. Cooper's A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Rivals; Or, A Trip to Bath, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 7 August no. 5215 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath and Walter T. Cooper's A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest on 7 August 1868. The evening's performance is advertised as a 'complimentary benefit to Mr. W. H. Cooper the successful Australian Author'.
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Victoria Theatre
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 8 August no. 5216 1868; (p. 4)
— Review of The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath 1775 single work drama ; A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest 1868 single work dramaA review of the 7 August 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Richard Sheridan's The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath and Walter T. Cooper's A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Rivals; Or, A Trip to Bath, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 7 August no. 5215 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath and Walter T. Cooper's A New Crime; or, 'Andsome 'Enery's Mare's Nest on 7 August 1868. The evening's performance is advertised as a 'complimentary benefit to Mr. W. H. Cooper the successful Australian Author'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Duellist, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 12 August no. 5219 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Timothy Kendrick's The Duellist; or, The Husband of an Hour and Walter H. Cooper's A New Crime on 12 August 1868.
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