Event |
King Lear / No Song No Supper
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Venue |
Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW |
First Date |
23 January 1837 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
First performance of King Lear followed by the comic opera No Song No Supper; or, the Lawyer in the Sack. Also a comic song by Mr Buckingham and Mr Lee in Grecian Statues, Living Models from the Antiquities. |
Description Source |
Advertisement |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Tragedy
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Related Events |
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is part of Mixed Bill
No Song, No Supper
, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 23 January 1837
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Advertisement:  First Night of the Tragedy of King Lear for Mr Simes Benefit, The Sydney Monitor, 18 January 1837, 3
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Review:  Domestic Intelligence, The Theatre [King Lear], The Sydney Herald, 26 January 1837, 2
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Review:  The Theatre [King Lear], The Sydney Monitor, 25 January 1837, 2
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
England
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Benefit for Mr Simes. First performance in Australia.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Book |
Irvin, Eric, 1985, Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914 / Eric Irvin Hale & Iremonger, Sydney |
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Event Identifier
| 101253 |
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