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Notes
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James Robinson Planche's farce My Daughter Sir 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 Olympic Thatre, London, 9 October 1832.
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, 'for the first time in this Colony' 1 November 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 , 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.
