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Issue Details: First known date: 1838... 1838 The Massacre of Jerusalem
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When the play opened at the Royal Victoria Theatre in Sydney on 13 September 1838, it was billed as a 'Grand Classical and Historical Drama'. 'In Act 3, it is declared that the persecuted Hebrews are free, and Acana's Vow is fulfilled, on which is founded the Festival of the "Lights of Dedication"'.

Notes

  • Allardyce Nicoll lists a play The Warrior Kings; or, The Massacre of Jerusalem by an unknown author first produced at the Royal Pavilion on 30 November 1835 (iv, 551). AustLit has not yet established whether this play was by Phillips.

  • In a column in the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 11 September 1838 (2), the author (William Kerr?) notes that the 'play ... in which the author, a Mr Morris Phillips, who has recently arrived from London, makes his first appearance in this colony ... is especially licensed for the occasion [and] has never yet been published'.

    In a review of the play in the Sydney Gazette on 15 September 1838 (2) the author (possibly also William Kerr) mentions that the play '... was an unpublished one, and consequently required to be licensed by Mr. Thomson, the Colonial Secretary, before it could be produced on the stage ...' The review of the play in the Gazette, and Phillips' dance 'Cat-Choca' peformed in the same program, is not as kind as the review in the Commercial Journal and Advertiser published on the 19 September 1838 (4).

Production Details

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, September 1838.

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      Sydney, New South Wales,: 13 Sep 1838 .
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Works about this Work

The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 September vol. 36 no. 4071 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Massacre of Jerusalem Morris Phillips , 1838 single work drama A review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performance of the play on 13 September 1838. In this review, the author (William Kerr?) mentions that the play '... was an unpublished one, and consequently required to be licensed by Mr. Thomson, the Colonial Secretary, before it could be produced on the stage ...'
The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 September vol. 36 no. 4070 1838; (p. 2)

The author (William Kerr?) discusses the upcoming benefit at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, for the actors Cordelia Cameron and Samson Cameron. In the column he notes that the 'play selected for [the benefit of Mr and Mrs Cameron] ... is ... The Massacre of Jerusalem, in which the author, a Mr Morris Phillips, who has recently arrived from London, makes his first appearance in this colony ... The first piece which ... is especially licensed for the occasion, has never yet been published'. The Massacre of Jerusalem is listed first in the advertisements for the benefit.
Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 19 September vol. 4 no. 303 1838; (p. 4)
— Review of The Mountaineers George Colman (The Younger) , 1793 single work drama ; Richard Coeur de Lion; or, The Crusader and His Dog 1838 single work drama ; The Massacre of Jerusalem Morris Phillips , 1838 single work drama

Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays in September 1838. The piece includes a review of Morris Phillips' dance 'Cat-Choca'.
For the Benefit of Mr. & Mrs. Cameron 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 12 September vol. 4 no. 301 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 September vol. 36 no. 4069 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 September vol. 36 no. 4070 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for performance 'for the benefit Mr. & Mrs. Cameron ... under the patronage of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons' of The Massacre of Jerusalem and Rob Roy 'in which the Son of a Mason will Dance the Highland Fling' at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 13 September 1838. Several other songs and dances were also advertised on the program including a dance 'Cat-Choca' by Morris Phillips.
Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 19 September vol. 4 no. 303 1838; (p. 4)
— Review of The Mountaineers George Colman (The Younger) , 1793 single work drama ; Richard Coeur de Lion; or, The Crusader and His Dog 1838 single work drama ; The Massacre of Jerusalem Morris Phillips , 1838 single work drama

Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays in September 1838. The piece includes a review of Morris Phillips' dance 'Cat-Choca'.
The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 September vol. 36 no. 4071 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Massacre of Jerusalem Morris Phillips , 1838 single work drama A review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performance of the play on 13 September 1838. In this review, the author (William Kerr?) mentions that the play '... was an unpublished one, and consequently required to be licensed by Mr. Thomson, the Colonial Secretary, before it could be produced on the stage ...'
For the Benefit of Mr. & Mrs. Cameron 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 12 September vol. 4 no. 301 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 11 September vol. 36 no. 4069 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 September vol. 36 no. 4070 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for performance 'for the benefit Mr. & Mrs. Cameron ... under the patronage of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons' of The Massacre of Jerusalem and Rob Roy 'in which the Son of a Mason will Dance the Highland Fling' at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 13 September 1838. Several other songs and dances were also advertised on the program including a dance 'Cat-Choca' by Morris Phillips.
The Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 September vol. 36 no. 4070 1838; (p. 2)

The author (William Kerr?) discusses the upcoming benefit at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, for the actors Cordelia Cameron and Samson Cameron. In the column he notes that the 'play selected for [the benefit of Mr and Mrs Cameron] ... is ... The Massacre of Jerusalem, in which the author, a Mr Morris Phillips, who has recently arrived from London, makes his first appearance in this colony ... The first piece which ... is especially licensed for the occasion, has never yet been published'. The Massacre of Jerusalem is listed first in the advertisements for the benefit.
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    Middle East, Asia,
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