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'The story of a young man who falls in love with an actress, and in order to be near the object of his adoration, takes the situation of "principal pantomime fiend" in the theatre in which she is playing. Of course his love is crowned with success.'

Source: [Untitled review], The Australasian 11 January 1868: 8

Sighted: 26 August 2014

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: ca. 1860-1869
Serialised by: The Entr'acte and Playbill 1863 periodical
Notes:
Published in serialised form in Entr'Acte and Playbill in an unknown number of instalments, probably during 1867.
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Charles Muskett , 1867 .
      Link: 9488461Colonial Australian Popular Fiction Digital Archive
      Extent: 80p.
      Note/s:
      • Published Christmas 1867.
      • 'This little story was commenced with a somewhat indefinite purpose either as to its plot or characters. It was continued weekly in short chapters, written in haste by reason of pressure of other engagements, and the author did not anticipate that it would serve any purpose other than the occupying a portion of space in the modest periodical on whose front page is the playbill of the Theatre Royal. But the publisher of the "Programme" having decided to re-issue the story in a complete form as a Christmas Book, to meet the wishes of a good many persons who had read only portions of it and desired to read the whole, it is now re-issued accordingly, without any addition or material modification.'(p. 3)
      • Originally published in serialised format in the Programme.
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Untitled 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 11 January vol. 4 no. 93 (New Series) 1868; (p. 40)
— Review of A Bird in a Golden Cage Cleofas , 1860 single work novella
A Bird in a Golden Cage : Colonial Story for Christmas Time 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Australasian , 4 January vol. 4 no. 92 (New Series) 1868; (p. 2) The Australasian , 11 January vol. 4 no. 93 (New Series) 1868; (p. 34) The Australasian , 18 January vol. 4 no. 94 (New Series) 1868; (p. 66) The Australasian , 25 January vol. 4 no. 95 (New Series) 1868; (p. 98)

An advertisement for J. E. Neild's novella A Bird in a Golden Cage.
Untitled 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 11 January vol. 4 no. 93 (New Series) 1868; (p. 40)
— Review of A Bird in a Golden Cage Cleofas , 1860 single work novella
A Bird in a Golden Cage : Colonial Story for Christmas Time 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Australasian , 4 January vol. 4 no. 92 (New Series) 1868; (p. 2) The Australasian , 11 January vol. 4 no. 93 (New Series) 1868; (p. 34) The Australasian , 18 January vol. 4 no. 94 (New Series) 1868; (p. 66) The Australasian , 25 January vol. 4 no. 95 (New Series) 1868; (p. 98)

An advertisement for J. E. Neild's novella A Bird in a Golden Cage.
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