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Samuel James Arnold's melodrama The Maid and the Magpie is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.
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According to Allardyce Nicoll the melodrama is a 'version of Caigniez, La pie voleuse; ou, la servante de Palaiseau'.
Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.
Production Details
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First produced at at the Lyric Theatre, London, 28 August 1815.
Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.
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Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, November 1838. The play was previously performed in Sydney in April 1836 and February 1837 by the Theatre Royal, Sydney.
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 , 3 November vol. 36 no. 4092 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Maid and the Magpie 1815 single work drama ; My Daughter Sir; or, A Daughter to Marry 1832 single work drama -
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Maid and the Magpie &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 31 October vol. 4 no. 315 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 November vol. 36 no. 4091 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 1 November 1838 to include the 'Domestic Drama, entitled The Maid and the Magpie' and a 'Farce called My Daughter Sir'. The performance also included a song 'There's no home like my own' by Mrs Clarke and a Milanese hornpipe by Miss Lazar and a dance by Mr. Fitzgerald.
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 3 November vol. 36 no. 4092 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Maid and the Magpie 1815 single work drama ; My Daughter Sir; or, A Daughter to Marry 1832 single work drama -
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Maid and the Magpie &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 31 October vol. 4 no. 315 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 November vol. 36 no. 4091 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 1 November 1838 to include the 'Domestic Drama, entitled The Maid and the Magpie' and a 'Farce called My Daughter Sir'. The performance also included a song 'There's no home like my own' by Mrs Clarke and a Milanese hornpipe by Miss Lazar and a dance by Mr. Fitzgerald.
