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Troubles of Matrimony ; Or, The Musical Family single work   musical theatre  
Issue Details: First known date: 1856... 1856 Troubles of Matrimony ; Or, The Musical Family
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Musical entertainment.

Described in an Age review as 'a musical interlude' (1 May 1856, p2) and in Bell's Life in Sydney as having been arranged expressly 'to display [the] versatile talents' of the Buckingham Family (19 April 1856, p 2), Troubles of Matrimony was said to have been originally titled Mr and Mrs Pringle. This is the same title as a comic entertainment written by J. T. de Truebe y Cosio and performed in Drury Lane in 1832.

Production Details

  • 1856 : Royal Victoria, Sydney ; 15 April. Lessee. Mr Buckingham. Troupe : Buckingham Family.

    1856 : Queen's Theatre, Melbourne ; 30 April, 5 May. Lessee. Mr Buckingham. Troupe : Buckingham Family.

  • This entry has been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian-written music theatre being conducted by Dr Clay Djubal.

    Details have also been derived in part from the Annotated Calendar of Plays Premiered in Australia: 1850-1869.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Buckingham Family 1856 single work review
— Appears in: Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer , 19 April 1856; (p. 2)

— Review of Troubles of Matrimony ; Or, The Musical Family W. M. Akhurst , 1856 single work musical theatre
Local Intelligence 1856 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 May 1856; (p. 2)

— Review of Troubles of Matrimony ; Or, The Musical Family W. M. Akhurst , 1856 single work musical theatre
Local Intelligence 1856 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 May 1856; (p. 2)

— Review of Troubles of Matrimony ; Or, The Musical Family W. M. Akhurst , 1856 single work musical theatre
The Buckingham Family 1856 single work review
— Appears in: Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer , 19 April 1856; (p. 2)

— Review of Troubles of Matrimony ; Or, The Musical Family W. M. Akhurst , 1856 single work musical theatre
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