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Notes
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See also, Lavater; or, Not a Bad Judge as it may be the same work.
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James Robinson's Planche's Not a Bad Judge 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 Lyceum Theatre, London, 29 February 1848. (Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.)
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Performed at the Princess's Theatre, Melbourne, September 1858.
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Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, February 1868.
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Performed at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, May 1868.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Theatre, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 30 May vol. 4 no. 113 (New Series) 1868; (p. 690)
— Review of Not a Bad Judge 1848 single work drama ; The Iron Chest 1796 single work drama ; Paris the Prince and Helen the Fair ; Or, The Giant Horse and the Siege of Troy 1868 single work musical theatre ; Asmodeus, the Little Demon; Or, The Devil's Share 1843 single work drama ; The Creole; Or, Love's Letters 1847 single work dramaA review of the performances of James Robinson Planche's Not a Bad Judge, George Colman's The Iron Chest and W. M. Akhurst's The Siege of Troy at the Theatre Royal Melbourne, and of Thomas Archer's Asmodeus and Shirley Brooks's The Creole at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, May 1868
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 23 May vol. 4 no. 112 (New Series) 1868; (p. 658)
— Review of Not a Bad Judge 1848 single work drama ; The Rake's Progress 1833 single work drama ; Black-Eyed Susan 1829 single work dramaA review of a performance of Jame Robinson Plache's Not a Bad Judge at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, May 1868, and of William Leman Rede's The Rake's Progress and Douglas William Jerrold's Black-Eyed Susan at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre (aka Haymarket Theatre), May 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 15 February no. 5067 1868; (p. 5)A short column noting the 14 February 1868 production at the Prince of Wales Opera House of William Bayle Bernard's His Last Legs and James Robinson Plance's Not a Bad Judge. H. R. H. Prince Alfred was in attendance.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Not a Bad Judge, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 14 February no. 5066 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Robinson Planche's Not a Bad Judge and William Bayle Bernard's His Last Legs on 14 February 1868.
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The Theatres, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 23 May vol. 4 no. 112 (New Series) 1868; (p. 658)
— Review of Not a Bad Judge 1848 single work drama ; The Rake's Progress 1833 single work drama ; Black-Eyed Susan 1829 single work dramaA review of a performance of Jame Robinson Plache's Not a Bad Judge at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, May 1868, and of William Leman Rede's The Rake's Progress and Douglas William Jerrold's Black-Eyed Susan at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre (aka Haymarket Theatre), May 1868.
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The Theatre, &c.
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 30 May vol. 4 no. 113 (New Series) 1868; (p. 690)
— Review of Not a Bad Judge 1848 single work drama ; The Iron Chest 1796 single work drama ; Paris the Prince and Helen the Fair ; Or, The Giant Horse and the Siege of Troy 1868 single work musical theatre ; Asmodeus, the Little Demon; Or, The Devil's Share 1843 single work drama ; The Creole; Or, Love's Letters 1847 single work dramaA review of the performances of James Robinson Planche's Not a Bad Judge, George Colman's The Iron Chest and W. M. Akhurst's The Siege of Troy at the Theatre Royal Melbourne, and of Thomas Archer's Asmodeus and Shirley Brooks's The Creole at the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, May 1868
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Not a Bad Judge, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 14 February no. 5066 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Robinson Planche's Not a Bad Judge and William Bayle Bernard's His Last Legs on 14 February 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 15 February no. 5067 1868; (p. 5)A short column noting the 14 February 1868 production at the Prince of Wales Opera House of William Bayle Bernard's His Last Legs and James Robinson Plance's Not a Bad Judge. H. R. H. Prince Alfred was in attendance.
