y separately published work icon Isabel of Valois ; Or, The Tyrant of Navarre single work   drama   - Two acts
Alternative title: Isabel of Valois ; Or, The Queen of Navarre
Issue Details: First known date: 1842... 1842 Isabel of Valois ; Or, The Tyrant of Navarre
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Notes

  • In his application to the Colonial Secretary to have the play accepted for public performance, O'Flaherty states that the story is 'founded on the records of Navarre'. The play was accepted on 1 August 1842 (State Records of New South Wales CSIL 42/5458).

  • Further Reference :

  • Pelosi, Janette. 'Colonial Drama Revealed; Or, Plays Submitted for Approval.' Margin 60 (2003): 21-34.

Production Details

  • First performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 11 August 1842 (as Isabel of Valois ; Or, The Tyrant of Navarre), for the benefit of Mrs O'Flaherty (and written expressly for that occasion).

    Cast included Eliza Winstanley.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      1842 .
      (Manuscript) assertion

      Holdings

      Held at: State Records, NSW
      Local Id: SZ56
      Note:
      Colonial Secretary Correspondence : play enclosure (42/5458) ; covering letter (42/5458 in 4/2578.6) ; play (SZ56) ; microfilm copy of play (SR Reel 2558).

Works about this Work

Theatre 1842 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 23 August vol. 4 no. 436 1842; (p. 2)

— Review of Isabel of Valois ; Or, The Tyrant of Navarre H. C. O'Flaherty , 1842 single work drama
Theatre 1842 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 23 August vol. 4 no. 436 1842; (p. 2)

— Review of Isabel of Valois ; Or, The Tyrant of Navarre H. C. O'Flaherty , 1842 single work drama
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