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The King's Rival (International) assertion single work   drama   - Five acts
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Issue Details: First known date: 1854... 1854 The King's Rival
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Notes

  • Written by Tom Taylor in collaboration with Charles Reade. (Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama, 1660-1900. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1952. vol. 5. p. 592).

Production Details

  • First produced at St James's Theatre, London, [2 or 4] October 1854.

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, July 1868.

Works about this Work

Notes by Buggins : No. 12 Buggins , 1868 single work prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 1 August vol. 19 no. 1321 1868; (p. 2)

Buggins first discusses a case in which the acting police surgeon failed to attend, in a timely manner, an ill man (who later died) in the police cells.

Buggins then reflects on Mr Burford's benefit night at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 28 July 1868. The selected plays were Tom Taylor and Charles Reade's The King's Rival and Douglas Jerrold's Black Eyed Susan. Buggins suggests that Burford 'ruined his chances of a good attendance' by choosing the former, and proceeds to outline the play's history, plot and characters.

Royal Victoria Theatre : The King's Rival, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 July no. 5206 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 29 July no. 5207 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Tom Taylor and Charles Reade's The King's Rival and Douglas Jerrold's Black Eyed Susan on 28 and 29 July 1868.

The 28 July performance was a benefit for Mr C. H. Burford.

Royal Victoria Theatre : The King's Rival, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 July no. 5206 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 29 July no. 5207 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Tom Taylor and Charles Reade's The King's Rival and Douglas Jerrold's Black Eyed Susan on 28 and 29 July 1868.

The 28 July performance was a benefit for Mr C. H. Burford.

Notes by Buggins : No. 12 Buggins , 1868 single work prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 1 August vol. 19 no. 1321 1868; (p. 2)

Buggins first discusses a case in which the acting police surgeon failed to attend, in a timely manner, an ill man (who later died) in the police cells.

Buggins then reflects on Mr Burford's benefit night at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 28 July 1868. The selected plays were Tom Taylor and Charles Reade's The King's Rival and Douglas Jerrold's Black Eyed Susan. Buggins suggests that Burford 'ruined his chances of a good attendance' by choosing the former, and proceeds to outline the play's history, plot and characters.

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