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Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane (International) assertion single work   drama  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1827... 1827 Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane
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Notes

  • George Macfarren's Gil Blas is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, 16 April 1827.

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

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, August 1838.

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First known date: 1827
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Works about this Work

Royal Victoria Theatre : Gil Blas &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 August vol. 36 no. 4054 1838; (p. 3) An advertisement for the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 7 August 1838 including the 'Romantic Drama, entitled Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane ... To conclude with the Laughable Farce, called Married and Buried; or The Adventures of Benjamin Bowbell'.
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 August vol. 36 no. 4054 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane George Macfarren , 1827 single work drama ; The Idiot Witness; or, A Tale of Blood John Thomas Haines , 1823 single work drama ; Married and Buried; or, The Adventures of Benjamin Bowbell 1838 single work drama A review, possibly by William Kerr, of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, production of the plays. The review includes extensive criticism of the actors' performances.
The Theatre [and] Theatrical Errata 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 28 July vol. 4 no. 288 1838; (p. 2)

A brief comment complaining that the 'performance at the Theatre last Thursday was advertised as Shakespeare's play of Katherine and Petruchio when it should have been the Taming of the Shrew.'

A further brief comment under the heading 'Theatrical Errata' apologises for typographical errors in a review of the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre published in the Commercial Journal and Advertiser on 25 July 1838 (2). The column also advises that 'the drama of Gil Blas will be produced on Monday next [30 July 1838]'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Gil Blas &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 15 August vol. 4 no. 293 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 16 August vol. 36 no. 4058 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 16 August 1838 to include the 'Farce of the Haunted Inn' and the 'Drama called Gil Blas'.
Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 August vol. 4 no. 294 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Cymbeline William Shakespeare , 1610 single work drama ; Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane George Macfarren , 1827 single work drama

Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays on 13 and 16 August 1838. The review also briefly mentions Blue Beard and the Haunted Inn.
The Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 August vol. 36 no. 4054 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane George Macfarren , 1827 single work drama ; The Idiot Witness; or, A Tale of Blood John Thomas Haines , 1823 single work drama ; Married and Buried; or, The Adventures of Benjamin Bowbell 1838 single work drama A review, possibly by William Kerr, of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, production of the plays. The review includes extensive criticism of the actors' performances.
Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 August vol. 4 no. 294 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Cymbeline William Shakespeare , 1610 single work drama ; Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane George Macfarren , 1827 single work drama

Review of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, performances of the plays on 13 and 16 August 1838. The review also briefly mentions Blue Beard and the Haunted Inn.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Gil Blas &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 1 August vol. 4 no. 289 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 2 August vol. 36 no. 4052 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 2 August 1838 of the 'Romantic Drama, entitled Gil Blas' and 'Shakespeare's Play of Catherine & Petruchio'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Gil Blas &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 7 August vol. 36 no. 4054 1838; (p. 3) An advertisement for the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 7 August 1838 including the 'Romantic Drama, entitled Gil Blas; or, The Boy of Santillane ... To conclude with the Laughable Farce, called Married and Buried; or The Adventures of Benjamin Bowbell'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Gil Blas &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 15 August vol. 4 no. 293 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 16 August vol. 36 no. 4058 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 16 August 1838 to include the 'Farce of the Haunted Inn' and the 'Drama called Gil Blas'.
Theatre 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 8 August vol. 4 no. 291 1838; (p. 2)

This column briefly discusses the production of two plays at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney. The unknown author notes that Der Freischutz is in rehearsal and hopes that it will be staged more successfully than Gil Blas.
The Theatre [and] Theatrical Errata 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 28 July vol. 4 no. 288 1838; (p. 2)

A brief comment complaining that the 'performance at the Theatre last Thursday was advertised as Shakespeare's play of Katherine and Petruchio when it should have been the Taming of the Shrew.'

A further brief comment under the heading 'Theatrical Errata' apologises for typographical errors in a review of the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre published in the Commercial Journal and Advertiser on 25 July 1838 (2). The column also advises that 'the drama of Gil Blas will be produced on Monday next [30 July 1838]'.
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