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John Howard Payne's comedy Charles the Second is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.
Production Details
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First produced at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, 8 May 1823.
Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.
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Performed at the Theatre Royal Sydney, New South Wales, March 1838.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 November vol. 36 no. 4094 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch 1824 single work drama ; Luke the Labourer; or, The Lost Son 1826 single work drama -
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Idiot Witness &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 31 July vol. 36 no. 4051 1838; (p. 3) Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 31 July 1838 of 'The Idiot Witness, Gilbert (the Idiot Witness), by Mr. Joseph Simmons ... followed with the Favorite Farce, called Charles the Second; or, The Merry Monarch. To conclude with the Interlude, entitled The Intrigue; or, The Bath Road, Tom ... By Mr. Joseph Simmons.' -
The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 March vol. 4 no. 249 1838; (p. 3)
— Review of Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch 1824 single work drama ; The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough 1832 single work dramaBrief review of performances at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 10 March 1838.
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 March vol. 4 no. 248 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough 1832 single work drama ; Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch 1824 single work dramaPlot outline and review of the Charcoal Burner performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 5 March 1838. Review of Charles the Second performed at the same venue on 8 March 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Charles the Second &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 3 November vol. 4 no. 316 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 3 November vol. 36 no. 4092 1838; (p. 4)
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 November vol. 36 no. 4094 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch 1824 single work drama ; Luke the Labourer; or, The Lost Son 1826 single work drama -
The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 March vol. 4 no. 248 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough 1832 single work drama ; Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch 1824 single work dramaPlot outline and review of the Charcoal Burner performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 5 March 1838. Review of Charles the Second performed at the same venue on 8 March 1838.
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 17 March vol. 4 no. 250 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Melmoth the Wanderer and Walburg the Victim 1823 single work drama ; Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch 1824 single work dramaReview of performances at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 15 March 1838.
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 March vol. 4 no. 249 1838; (p. 3)
— Review of Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch 1824 single work drama ; The Charcoal Burner; Or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough 1832 single work dramaBrief review of performances at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 10 March 1838.
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Theatre Royal, Sydney : Melmoth the Wanderer &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 15 March vol. 36 no. 3092 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 March vol. 4 no. 249 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for: Performance on 15 March 1838 of ‘the Melo-Drama, in Three Acts, entitled Melmoth the Wanderer, and Walberg, the Victim’; ‘to conclude with the Petite Comedy, in Two Acts called Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch’ [John Howard Payne, 1824].
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Theatre Royal, Sydney : Charles the Second &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 8 March vol. 36 no. 3089 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 7 March vol. 4 no. 247 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for: Performance on 8 March 1838 of ‘for the first time these two years, the popular Comedy, in 2 Acts, called Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch’ [John Howard Payne, 1824]; and ‘the serious Drama, in 3 Acts, called Therese, or, The Orphan of Geneva’, [Henri Joseph Brahaim Ducange Victor, translated and adapted for the English stage by John Howard Payne, 1821].
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Theatre Royal, Sydney : Charles the Second &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 22 March vol. 36 no. 3095 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 21 March vol. 4 no. 251 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for performance at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, on 22 March 1838 of: ‘the Petite Comedy, entitled Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch’ [John Howard Payne, 1824]. 'In the course of the Piece [Charles the Second], Mrs. [Anne] Clarke will sing the favorite Songs of 'Why did I Love,' the 'Banks of the Blue Moselle,' and the duet of 'My Pretty Page look afar' with Mrs [Maria] Taylor. The performance concluded with the Historical Drama in three Acts, called Tower of Nesle ’.
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Theatre Royal, Sydney : Charles the Second &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 10 March vol. 36 no. 3090 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 March vol. 4 no. 248 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for: Performance on 10 March 1838 of ‘for the first time these two years, the popular Comedy, in 2 Acts, called Charles the Second, or, The Merry Monarch’ [John Howard Payne, 1824]; and ‘to conclude with the Melo Drama in two Acts, called The Charcoal Burner, or, The Dropping Well of Knaresborough’ [George Almar, 1832].
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Charles the Second &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 21 April vol. 36 no. 4008 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 21 April vol. 4 no. 260 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 21 April 1838 of: ‘the admired Comedy, from the pen of John Howard Payne, Esq., entitled Charles the Second, or, the Merry Monarch’; ‘To conclude with the Domestic Drama, entitled Henriette, the Forsaken ’ [John Baldwin Buckstone, 1832].