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y separately published work icon Ravenswood : A Tragic Drama in Three Acts single work   drama   - Three acts
Alternative title: Ravenswood ; Or, The Bride of Lammermoor'.
Adaptation of The Bride of Lammermoor Walter Scott , 1819 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1843... 1843 Ravenswood : A Tragic Drama in Three Acts
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

An adaptation of Walter Scott's novel, The Bride of Lammermoor.

Notes

  • A tragic drama in three acts written by convict Edward Geoghegan but attributed to Francis Nesbitt after the author's onshore leave was cancelled and he was banned from being involved in the Royal Victoria Theatre. The punishment was enforced after Geoghegan had been caught bringing black market goods back to Cockatoo Island.
  • Further Reference:
    Pelosi, Janette. 'Colonial Drama Revealed; Or, Plays Submitted for Approval.' Margin 60 (2003), pp.21-34.

Production Details

  • 1843 : Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney ; 13 February 1843 (as Ravenswood : Or, The Bride of Lamermoor)

        • Staged as part of a benefit to Francis Nesbitt.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1843
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      (Manuscript) assertion

      Holdings

      Held at: State Records, NSW
      Local Id: SZ57
      Note:
      Holding details : Colonial Secretary Correspondence ; covering letter not found ; play (SZ57) ; microfilm copy of play (SR Reel 2558).
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Works about this Work

Australia's 'First' Dramatists Eric Irvin , 1969 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 4 no. 1 1969; (p. 18-30) Discusses early Australian theatre and drama in examining the question: Who wrote the first Australian play?
Theatricals 1843 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 February vol. 10 no. 1230 1843; (p. 2)
— Review of Ravenswood : A Tragic Drama in Three Acts Edward Geoghegan , 1843 single work drama
Untitled Francis Nesbitt , 1843 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 21 February vol. 4 no. 514 1843; (p. 2)
To the Editor of the Australian Francis Nesbitt , 1843 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 21 February vol. 4 no. 514 1843; (p. 2)
Theatre 1843 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 14 February vol. 4 no. 511 1843; (p. 2)
— Review of Ravenswood : A Tragic Drama in Three Acts Edward Geoghegan , 1843 single work drama
Ravenswood 1843 single work review
— Appears in: The New South Wales Magazine, or, Journal of General Politics, Literature, Science and the Arts , March vol. 1 no. 3 1843; (p. 138-139)
— Review of Ravenswood : A Tragic Drama in Three Acts Edward Geoghegan , 1843 single work drama
Theatre 1843 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 14 February vol. 4 no. 511 1843; (p. 2)
— Review of Ravenswood : A Tragic Drama in Three Acts Edward Geoghegan , 1843 single work drama
Theatricals 1843 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 February vol. 10 no. 1230 1843; (p. 2)
— Review of Ravenswood : A Tragic Drama in Three Acts Edward Geoghegan , 1843 single work drama
To the Editor of the Australian Francis Nesbitt , 1843 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 21 February vol. 4 no. 514 1843; (p. 2)
Untitled Francis Nesbitt , 1843 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 21 February vol. 4 no. 514 1843; (p. 2)
Australia's 'First' Dramatists Eric Irvin , 1969 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 4 no. 1 1969; (p. 18-30) Discusses early Australian theatre and drama in examining the question: Who wrote the first Australian play?
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