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Rip Van Winkle
( dir. W. J. Lincoln
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Australia
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Amalgamated Pictures
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1912
Z1876306
1912
single work
film/TV
fantasy
Based on Dion Boucicault and Joseph Jefferson's play Rip van Winkle; or, The Sleep of Twenty Years (1866), which had had several successful seasons on the Australian stage prior to the film's production. The film is relatively unusual for early Australian film, in having a strongly fantastical focus.
Notes
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Originally three acts; later changed to four acts when Act One was divided in two.
Production Details
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First produced at The Adelphi, The Strand, London, 4 September 1865.
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Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, May 1868.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australasian , 27 June (New Series) vol. 4 no. 117 1868; (p. 818)In his weekly overview of Melbourne's theatrical life, Jaques concentrates on the return to Melbourne of operatic soprano Anna Bishop and on the farewell performances of actor Walter Montgomery. Jaques also notes the performance of Dion Bouciault's Rip Van Winkle at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, mentions the upcoming production of W. B. Gill's Our City ('having been six weeks in preparation'), and comments briefly on the Gourlay family's entertainments at the Polytechnic.
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Notes by Buggins : No. 4 : At the Play
1868
single work
prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 6 June vol. 19 no. 1313 1868; (p. 9-10)'Buggins' provided an extensive review and commentary on recent productions at the Royal Victoria Theatre, particularly highlighting the performances of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors.
The final part of 'Buggins's article deals with the availability of art supplies in Sydney, a Queensland Art Union, and news of George Augustus Sala's impending lecture tour of the colonies.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Rip Van Winkle, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 30 May no. 5157 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Rip Van Winkle and Henry Thornton Craven's My Daughter's Debut on 30 May 1868.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Rip Van Winkle, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 30 May no. 5157 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Rip Van Winkle and Henry Thornton Craven's My Daughter's Debut on 30 May 1868.
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Notes by Buggins : No. 4 : At the Play
1868
single work
prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 6 June vol. 19 no. 1313 1868; (p. 9-10)'Buggins' provided an extensive review and commentary on recent productions at the Royal Victoria Theatre, particularly highlighting the performances of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors.
The final part of 'Buggins's article deals with the availability of art supplies in Sydney, a Queensland Art Union, and news of George Augustus Sala's impending lecture tour of the colonies.
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australasian , 27 June (New Series) vol. 4 no. 117 1868; (p. 818)In his weekly overview of Melbourne's theatrical life, Jaques concentrates on the return to Melbourne of operatic soprano Anna Bishop and on the farewell performances of actor Walter Montgomery. Jaques also notes the performance of Dion Bouciault's Rip Van Winkle at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, mentions the upcoming production of W. B. Gill's Our City ('having been six weeks in preparation'), and comments briefly on the Gourlay family's entertainments at the Polytechnic.
