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Jewess; or, The Council of Constance (International) assertion single work   drama   - Three acts
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Issue Details: First known date: 1838... 1838 Jewess; or, The Council of Constance
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Notes

  • Adapted from La Juive, an opera by Fromental Halévy to libretto by Eugène Scribe (1835).
  • W. T. Moncrieff's drama Jewess; or, The Council of Constance is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced at the Royal Victoria Theatre, London, 30 November 1835.

    Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.

  • Performed at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, New South Wales, January and February 1838.

  • Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, August 1868.

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Date: 1838
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Works about this Work

Notes by Buggins Buggins , 1868 single work prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 29 August vol. 19 no. 1325 1868; (p. 9)

Buggins begins his weekly article with a reflection on life in a boarding house before embarking on recollections of his journalistic career in England and in Sydney.

Buggins then proceeds to discuss the new season at the Prince of Wales Opera House under 'the indefatigable lessee, Mr. W. Dind' and the productions (on separate nights) of Thomas William Robertson's Caste, W. T. Moncrieff 's Jewess; or, The Council of Constance and George Henry Lewes's The Game of Speculation.

Lastly, Buggins records a personal reflection on the death of Archdeacon John McEncroe.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Robert Macaire, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 25 August no. 5230 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 26 August no. 5231 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Charles Selby's Robert Macaire and W. T. Moncrieff's The Jewess; or, The Council of Constance on 25 and 26 August 1868.
Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 19 July vol. 36 no. 4046 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Jewess; or, The Council of Constance W. T. Moncrieff , 1838 single work drama ; The Man and the Marquis; or, The Three Spectres of the Castle of St. Valori Thomas John Dibdin , 1825 single work musical theatre ; The Heir at Law George Colman (The Younger) , 1797 single work drama A review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales performances of the plays in July 1838.
Theatre Royal, Sydney : The Jewess; or, The Council of Constance &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 February vol. 36 no. 3074 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance on 1 February 1838 of: 'the Grand Romantic Drama of the Jewess, or, The Council of Constance' with 'in Act 2nd, The Maid of Judah [performed] by Mrs. Clark'. The latter is possibly a song or songs from The Maid of Judah, music by Rossini adapted by Michael Rophino Lacy,182-?. The performance concluded 'with (first time this season) the laughable Farce called A Day After the Wedding', [Marie-Therese Kemble, 1808]. At the beginning of the advertisement the public is 'most respectively informed, that the first and second representation of Gustavus ... will shortly be repeated' and that 'the delay occasioned between the Second and Third Acts on the first presentation has been entirely removed.'
Theatre Royal, Sydney : The Married Bachelor &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 20 January vol. 36 no. 3069 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 20 January vol. 4 no. 234 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for: Performance on 20 January 1838 of: 'the Musical Farce, called The Married Bachelor, or, The Master and Man', [P. P. O'Callaghan,1821] ; last performance of: 'the Grand Drama in 3 Acts, called The Jewess, or, The Council of Constance', and 'In Act second, "The Maid of Judah" [performed] by Mrs Clarke'. The latter is possibly a song or songs from The Maid of Judah, music by Rossini adapted by Michael Rophino Lacy,182-?.
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 27 January vol. 36 no. 3072 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Jewess; or, The Council of Constance W. T. Moncrieff , 1838 single work drama

This review of the Theatre Royal, Sydney, January 1838 season of the play is probably by William Kerr, the Gazette's theatre critic. The review is possibly of the performance of the play, on 20 January 1838. The review discusses the actors' performances, including those of Mr Munyard, John Lazar and Mrs Taylor.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 July vol. 4 no. 284 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Jewess; or, The Council of Constance W. T. Moncrieff , 1838 single work drama ; The Man and the Marquis; or, The Three Spectres of the Castle of St. Valori Thomas John Dibdin , 1825 single work musical theatre

Review of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 12 July 1838.
Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 19 July vol. 36 no. 4046 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Jewess; or, The Council of Constance W. T. Moncrieff , 1838 single work drama ; The Man and the Marquis; or, The Three Spectres of the Castle of St. Valori Thomas John Dibdin , 1825 single work musical theatre ; The Heir at Law George Colman (The Younger) , 1797 single work drama A review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales performances of the plays in July 1838.
The Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 11 July vol. 4 no. 283 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Jewess; or, The Council of Constance W. T. Moncrieff , 1838 single work drama

Mixed review of the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 2 July 1838.
Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 10 January vol. 4 no. 231 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Married Bachelor; Or, Master and Man P. P. O'Callaghan , 1821 single work musical theatre ; Jewess; or, The Council of Constance W. T. Moncrieff , 1838 single work drama

Review of performances at the Theatre Royal, Sydney on 6 January 1838.
The Theatre Royal Sydney : Jewess &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 2 January vol. 39 no. 3061 1838; (p. 2)

Advertisement for: Performance for the third time on 2 January 1838 of: 'the Grand Romantic Drama in three Acts, called Jewess, or, The Council of Constance' and 'the Burlesque Nautical Burletta of Billy Taylor, or, The Gay Young Fellow' [John Baldwin Buckstone, 1829]
Theatre Royal, Sydney : The Married Bachelor &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 6 January vol. 39 no. 3060 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 6 January vol. 4 no. 230 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance on 6 January 1838 for the second time of: 'the Musical Burletta in 1 Act, called The Married Bachelor, or, Master and Man' [P. P. O'Callaghan, 1821] and 'for the first time at half-price, the grand romantic Drama in three Acts, called The Jewess, or, The Council of Constance'.
Theatre Royal, Sydney : The Married Bachelor &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 20 January vol. 36 no. 3069 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 20 January vol. 4 no. 234 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for: Performance on 20 January 1838 of: 'the Musical Farce, called The Married Bachelor, or, The Master and Man', [P. P. O'Callaghan,1821] ; last performance of: 'the Grand Drama in 3 Acts, called The Jewess, or, The Council of Constance', and 'In Act second, "The Maid of Judah" [performed] by Mrs Clarke'. The latter is possibly a song or songs from The Maid of Judah, music by Rossini adapted by Michael Rophino Lacy,182-?.
Theatre Royal, Sydney : The Jewess; or, The Council of Constance &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 1 February vol. 36 no. 3074 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for: Performance on 1 February 1838 of: 'the Grand Romantic Drama of the Jewess, or, The Council of Constance' with 'in Act 2nd, The Maid of Judah [performed] by Mrs. Clark'. The latter is possibly a song or songs from The Maid of Judah, music by Rossini adapted by Michael Rophino Lacy,182-?. The performance concluded 'with (first time this season) the laughable Farce called A Day After the Wedding', [Marie-Therese Kemble, 1808]. At the beginning of the advertisement the public is 'most respectively informed, that the first and second representation of Gustavus ... will shortly be repeated' and that 'the delay occasioned between the Second and Third Acts on the first presentation has been entirely removed.'
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Jewess; or, The Council of Constance, &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 11 July vol. 4 no. 283 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 12 July vol. 36 no. 4043 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 17 July vol. 36 no. 4045 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 24 July vol. 36 no. 4048 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 12 July 1838 of the 'Romantic Drama, entitled The Jewess' and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Man and the Marquis'. The performance included a song and dances. 'By particular desire, Mr Miller, Teacher of Dancing, has for this night only, kindly consented to Dance the "Duke of Gordon's Highland Fling." Song "Banks of the Dee," by Mrs Clarke [Anne Clarke]. After which, Mr Miller, also for this night only, will Dance "Byron's Celebrated Hornpipe."'
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