First produced at the Royal Victoria Theatre, London, 30 November 1835.
Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.
Performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, New South Wales, January and February 1838.
Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, August 1868.
Buggins begins his weekly article with a reflection on life in a boarding house before embarking on recollections of his journalistic career in England and in Sydney.
Buggins then proceeds to discuss the new season at the Prince of Wales Opera House under 'the indefatigable lessee, Mr. W. Dind' and the productions (on separate nights) of Thomas William Robertson's Caste, W. T. Moncrieff 's Jewess; or, The Council of Constance and George Henry Lewes's The Game of Speculation.
Lastly, Buggins records a personal reflection on the death of Archdeacon John McEncroe.
An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Charles Selby's Robert Macaire and W. T. Moncrieff's The Jewess; or, The Council of Constance on 25 and 26 August 1868.
Advertisement for: Performance on 1 February 1838 of: 'the Grand Romantic Drama of the Jewess, or, The Council of Constance' with 'in Act 2nd, The Maid of Judah [performed] by Mrs. Clark'. The latter is possibly a song or songs from The Maid of Judah, music by Rossini adapted by Michael Rophino Lacy,182-?. The performance concluded 'with (first time this season) the laughable Farce called A Day After the Wedding', [Marie-Therese Kemble, 1808]. At the beginning of the advertisement the public is 'most respectively informed, that the first and second representation of Gustavus ... will shortly be repeated' and that 'the delay occasioned between the Second and Third Acts on the first presentation has been entirely removed.'
Advertisement for: Performance on 20 January 1838 of: 'the Musical Farce, called The Married Bachelor, or, The Master and Man', [P. P. O'Callaghan,1821] ; last performance of: 'the Grand Drama in 3 Acts, called The Jewess, or, The Council of Constance', and 'In Act second, "The Maid of Judah" [performed] by Mrs Clarke'. The latter is possibly a song or songs from The Maid of Judah, music by Rossini adapted by Michael Rophino Lacy,182-?.
This review of the Theatre Royal, Sydney, January 1838 season of the play is probably by William Kerr, the Gazette's theatre critic. The review is possibly of the performance of the play, on 20 January 1838. The review discusses the actors' performances, including those of Mr Munyard, John Lazar and Mrs Taylor.
Review of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 12 July 1838.
Mixed review of the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 2 July 1838.
Review of performances at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 6 January 1838.
Advertisement for: Performance for the third time on 2 January 1838 of: 'the Grand Romantic Drama in three Acts, called Jewess, or, The Council of Constance' and 'the Burlesque Nautical Burletta of Billy Taylor, or, The Gay Young Fellow' [John Baldwin Buckstone, 1829]
Advertisement for: Performance on 6 January 1838 for the second time of: 'the Musical Burletta in 1 Act, called The Married Bachelor, or, Master and Man' [P. P. O'Callaghan, 1821] and 'for the first time at half-price, the grand romantic Drama in three Acts, called The Jewess, or, The Council of Constance'.
Advertisement for: Performance on 20 January 1838 of: 'the Musical Farce, called The Married Bachelor, or, The Master and Man', [P. P. O'Callaghan,1821] ; last performance of: 'the Grand Drama in 3 Acts, called The Jewess, or, The Council of Constance', and 'In Act second, "The Maid of Judah" [performed] by Mrs Clarke'. The latter is possibly a song or songs from The Maid of Judah, music by Rossini adapted by Michael Rophino Lacy,182-?.
Advertisement for: Performance on 1 February 1838 of: 'the Grand Romantic Drama of the Jewess, or, The Council of Constance' with 'in Act 2nd, The Maid of Judah [performed] by Mrs. Clark'. The latter is possibly a song or songs from The Maid of Judah, music by Rossini adapted by Michael Rophino Lacy,182-?. The performance concluded 'with (first time this season) the laughable Farce called A Day After the Wedding', [Marie-Therese Kemble, 1808]. At the beginning of the advertisement the public is 'most respectively informed, that the first and second representation of Gustavus ... will shortly be repeated' and that 'the delay occasioned between the Second and Third Acts on the first presentation has been entirely removed.'
Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 12 July 1838 of the 'Romantic Drama, entitled The Jewess' and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Man and the Marquis'. The performance included a song and dances. 'By particular desire, Mr Miller, Teacher of Dancing, has for this night only, kindly consented to Dance the "Duke of Gordon's Highland Fling." Song "Banks of the Dee," by Mrs Clarke [Anne Clarke]. After which, Mr Miller, also for this night only, will Dance "Byron's Celebrated Hornpipe."'