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Oliver Twist (International) assertion single work   drama  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1838... 1838 Oliver Twist
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Notes

  • Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist was adapted by several writers, including adaptations by à Beckett, G. Almar and C. Z. Barnett in 1838, an adaptation by E. Stirling in 1839, one by W. H. Murray in 1840, another by C. H. Hazlewood in 1855, and then again by J. Mordaunt in 1856. Further adaptations were produced in 1868 and 1891. AustLit has not yet established which version was produced in Sydney in 1868.
  • The international drama Oliver Twist is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

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

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First known date: ca. 1838
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Works about this Work

Prince of Wales Opera House : Oliver Twist, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 21 September no. 5253 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 23 September no. 5255 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Oliver Twist and of H. W. Gosette's Raymond and Agnes; or, The Bleeding Nun of Lindenberg (spelled 'Lindenburgh') on 21 and 23 September 1868. (The 23 September advertisement also notes that Edward Fitzball's Azael the Prodigal is in 'active preparation'.)
Prince of Wales Opera House : My Poll and My Partner Joe, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 19 September no. 5252 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Thomas Haines's My Poll and My Partner Joe and H. W. Grosette's Raymond and Agnes; or, The Bleeding Nun of Lindenberg (advertised as 'Raymond and Agnes; or, The Bleeding Nun of Tendenburg') on 19 September 1868. The advertisement also announces a performance of Oliver Twist on 21 September 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : My Poll and My Partner Joe, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 19 September no. 5252 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Thomas Haines's My Poll and My Partner Joe and H. W. Grosette's Raymond and Agnes; or, The Bleeding Nun of Lindenberg (advertised as 'Raymond and Agnes; or, The Bleeding Nun of Tendenburg') on 19 September 1868. The advertisement also announces a performance of Oliver Twist on 21 September 1868.
Prince of Wales Opera House : Oliver Twist, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 21 September no. 5253 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 23 September no. 5255 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Oliver Twist and of H. W. Gosette's Raymond and Agnes; or, The Bleeding Nun of Lindenberg (spelled 'Lindenburgh') on 21 and 23 September 1868. (The 23 September advertisement also notes that Edward Fitzball's Azael the Prodigal is in 'active preparation'.)
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