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Adaptation of
Policy and Passion : A Novel of Australian Life
1881
single work
novel
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1884...
1884
Passion
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Notes
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Adapted from Rosa Praed's 1881 novel Policy and Passion (q.v.).
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Adapted for the stage by and performed with the title 'Passion' at the Sydney 'Gaiety' 12 April 1884. Adaptation has been attributed to Edward Reeve (q.v.)(Oxford Companion to Australian Literature) and to Wybert Reeve (q.v.) (Oxford Companion to Theatre in Australia). Veronica Kelly's Annotated Calendar of Plays Premiered in Australia 1870-1890 confirms the latter attribution as correct.
Production Details
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First produced 12 April 1884 at the Gaiety Theatre in Sydney.
Cast: Maggie Knight, (Miss) Marston Leigh, Bessie Palmer, Ethel Adele, Nelliw Mayor, Miss Watson, Wybert Reeve, James Carden, (Mr) F. Appleton), Edwin Palmer, Mr Stansfield, George Coleman, and Master Hall.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Gaiety Theatre
1884
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 April 1884;
— Review of Passion 1884 single work drama
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The Gaiety Theatre
1884
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 April 1884;
— Review of Passion 1884 single work drama
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