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First known date: 1845 Issue Details: First known date: 1845... 1845 Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts
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Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Jemmy Green in Australia Colin Roderick , Melbourne : ABC Radio , 1952 14553119 1952 single work radio play

Notes

  • Play purportedly written in 1845 by the convict Tucker. The authorship is not absolutely confirmed.

  • Based on the ballad 'Billy Barlow in Australia'.

  • Dedication: In memory of Charles Edwin Dick 1875-1953 of Port Macquarie.

Production Details

  • First publicly performed, in a version adapted for radio by Colin Roderick, by the Australian Broadcasting Commission on 8th December 1952.

    Producer: Eric John.

    Then produced by the Adelaide University Theatre Guild, at the Union Hall, Adelaide, 10 March 1966.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1955 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction : Jemmy Green and the Early Australian Theatre 1825-45, Colin Roderick , single work criticism (p. 1-30)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1955 .
      Extent: 108p.
      Limited edition info: Original edition of one thousand copies 1955.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Edited with introduction and notes by Colin Roderick.
      • Includes bibliography.
      • Includes Appendix I: 'James Tucker's Life in Sydney 1831-9' (pp. 93-98)
      • Includes Appendix II: 'Hunter River Ballads' (pp.99-108).
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Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.
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Mr O'Keefe's Adventures in Australia i "When in old Tipperary a broth of a boy I was,", 1845 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River general Advertiser , 4 January 1845; (p. 4) The Overlander Songbook 1971; (p. 203-4) Old Bush Songs and Rhymes of Colonial Times 1976; (p. 63-64) 'His misfortunes as a shepherd.' (Webby).
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Convict Life Revealed Robert Willson , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 January 2014; (p. 26)
Digging for Gold Terry Stapleton , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 April vol. 88 no. 4491 1966; (p. 42)
— Review of Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts James Tucker , 1845 single work drama
Dr Roderick's Latest : Who Wrote 'Ralph Rashleigh'? M. H. Ellis , 1963 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 February vol. 85 no. 4330 1963; (p. 40-42)
New Chum W. G. Cassidy , 1956 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 1 1956; (p. 48)
— Review of Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts James Tucker , 1845 single work drama
Australian Literature: Notes : "Life in London' - and in Australia 1956 single work column
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 1 1956; (p. 55)
Untitled 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 5 February 1955; (p. 4)
— Review of Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts James Tucker , 1845 single work drama
Untitled Ronald Campbell , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 April 1955; (p. 80)
— Review of Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts James Tucker , 1845 single work drama
Untitled Sidney J. Baker , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 February 1955; (p. 12)
— Review of Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts James Tucker , 1845 single work drama
Untitled Arthur Baldwinson , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society , no. 41 1955; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts James Tucker , 1845 single work drama
Jemmy Green in Australia C. B. Christesen , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 14 no. 1 1955; (p. 139-140)
— Review of Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts James Tucker , 1845 single work drama
Jemmy Green and Billy Barlow Russel Ward , 1955 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 14 no. 2 1955; (p. 249-254)
A "Jemmy Green" Discovery 1955 single work column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 June vol. 76 no. 3932 1955; (p. 2)
Dr Roderick's Latest : Who Wrote 'Ralph Rashleigh'? M. H. Ellis , 1963 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 9 February vol. 85 no. 4330 1963; (p. 40-42)
Introduction : Jemmy Green and the Early Australian Theatre 1825-45 Colin Roderick , 1955 single work criticism
— Appears in: Jemmy Green in Australia : A Comedy in Three Acts 1955; (p. 1-30)
Australian Literature: Notes : "Life in London' - and in Australia 1956 single work column
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 17 no. 1 1956; (p. 55)
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Last amended 10 Sep 2018 14:22:44
Subjects:
  • Bush,
  • New South Wales,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
Settings:
  • ca. 1840s
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