 Event |
The Village Lawyer
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| Venue |
Saloon of the Royal Hotel (1832-1840), Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
12 January 1833 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The Theatre opened on Saturday night, with the Petite Comedy of the Village Lawyer, a laughable piece. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review: Advance Australia. The Theatre., The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 15 January 1833, 2
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Review: Domestic Intelligence [The Theatre], The Sydney Herald, 17 January 1833, 3
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Review: Sporting Intelligence [Theatricals], The Currency Lad, 19 January 1833, 2
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Review: To the Editor of the Currency Lad, The Currency Lad, 26 January 1833, 3
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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 |
Erroneously attributed to the William Macready in a pirated edition, and since printed as such (with tacit collusion by Macready), the play is actually an adaptation of L'Avocat Pathelin by David-Augustin de Brueys (1641–1723)[2] in 1706, the translation being attributed to either George Colman the Elder, or Charles Lyons. De Brueys had based his own play on La Farce de Maître Pierre Pathelin ("T
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. (1833, January 17). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12846090 |
| Book |
Irvin, Theatre Comes to Australia |
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| Event Identifier |
146911 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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