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The Middy Ashore (International) assertion single work   musical theatre  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1836... 1836 The Middy Ashore
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Notes

  • William Bayle Bernard's The Middy Ashore is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced at the New Theatre Royal English Opera House,23 May 1836.

    Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.

  • Performed at the opening of the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, 26 March 1838.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1836
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Works about this Work

Royal Victoria Theatre : The Battle of Hexham &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 6 November vol. 36 no. 4093 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 6 November 1838 of 'The Battle of Hexham; a highland fling, by Miss Lazar; and 'the Favorite Farce, called The Middy Ashore'.
Royal Victoria Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 28 March vol. 4 no. 253 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Othello William Shakespeare , 1604 single work drama ; The Middy Ashore William Bayle Bernard , 1836 single work musical theatre

Review of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 26 March 1838.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Married Life &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 28 April vol. 36 no. 4011 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 28 April vol. 4 no. 262 1838; (p. 1)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 28 April 1838 of: ‘Buckstone’s comedy in 3 Acts, entitled Married Life’;'the laughable Farce, called The Middy Ashore'; ‘To conclude with the Musical Burletta, entitled Frederick the Great, or, the Female Sentinel [John Maddison Morton, 1837].
Royal Victoria Theatre : Opening Performance 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 24 March vol. 36 no. 3096 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 24 March vol. 4 no. 252 1838; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the opening of the new Royal Victoria Theatre and a performance of William Shakespeare's 'Tragedy in five Acts, entitled Othello', the 'popular Song, “Paddy’s Wedding”’ and 'the laughable Farce, called The Middy Ashore', at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 26 March 1838.

The advertisement publishes the names of the actors against the characters for each of the plays and that the theatre is now known as the Royal Victoria Theatre. Performance days and times and prices are advertised.

The version of the advertisement published in the Commercial Journal and Advertiser includes the names of the orchestra leader and principal flautist, the instruments of the orchestra, the names of the mechanists (stage workers) and scene painters and the wardrobe mistress.

'Previous to the rise of the Curtain, an Appropriate Address, by Mr Spencer' (Albert Spencer) is advertised in the Commercial Journal.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Catching an Heiress &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 3 April vol. 36 no. 4000 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 3 April 1838 of: 'Catching an Heiress' [Charles Selby, 1835]; 'the laughable interlude, The Middy Ashore' [William Bayle Bernard, 1836]; 'To conclude with the popular Farce, entitled The King’s Command'.
Royal Victoria Theatre William Kerr , 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 5 April vol. 36 no. 4001 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Catching an Heiress Charles Selby , 1835 single work drama ; The Middy Ashore William Bayle Bernard , 1836 single work musical theatre
Royal Victoria Theatre 1838 single work review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 28 March vol. 4 no. 253 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of Othello William Shakespeare , 1604 single work drama ; The Middy Ashore William Bayle Bernard , 1836 single work musical theatre

Review of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 26 March 1838.
New Theatre Royal, Pitt-Street : Opening Performance 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 20 March vol. 36 no. 3094 1838; (p. 3) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 22 March vol. 36 no. 3095 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 24 March vol. 36 no. 3096 1838; (p. 1) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 21 March vol. 4 no. 251 1838; (p. 1)

A detailed advertisement announcing the opening of the theatre and the performance on 26 March 1838 of: William Shakespeare's 'celebrated Tragedy, entitled Othello' and the 'popular Farce, called The Middy Ashore' [William Bayle Bernard, 1836].

The theatre was subsequently named the Royal Victoria Theatre.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Opening Performance 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 24 March vol. 36 no. 3096 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 24 March vol. 4 no. 252 1838; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the opening of the new Royal Victoria Theatre and a performance of William Shakespeare's 'Tragedy in five Acts, entitled Othello', the 'popular Song, “Paddy’s Wedding”’ and 'the laughable Farce, called The Middy Ashore', at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 26 March 1838.

The advertisement publishes the names of the actors against the characters for each of the plays and that the theatre is now known as the Royal Victoria Theatre. Performance days and times and prices are advertised.

The version of the advertisement published in the Commercial Journal and Advertiser includes the names of the orchestra leader and principal flautist, the instruments of the orchestra, the names of the mechanists (stage workers) and scene painters and the wardrobe mistress.

'Previous to the rise of the Curtain, an Appropriate Address, by Mr Spencer' (Albert Spencer) is advertised in the Commercial Journal.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Othello &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 27 March vol. 36 no. 3097 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance on 27 March 1838. 'Will be repeated, William Shakespeare's 'Tragedy in five Acts, entitled Othello'; 'To conclude with (2nd time) the laughable Farce, called The Middy Ashore, or, A Spree Upon Land' [William Bayle Bernard, 1836].
Royal Victoria Theatre : Catching an Heiress &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 3 April vol. 36 no. 4000 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 3 April 1838 of: 'Catching an Heiress' [Charles Selby, 1835]; 'the laughable interlude, The Middy Ashore' [William Bayle Bernard, 1836]; 'To conclude with the popular Farce, entitled The King’s Command'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Battle of Hexham &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 6 November vol. 36 no. 4093 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 6 November 1838 of 'The Battle of Hexham; a highland fling, by Miss Lazar; and 'the Favorite Farce, called The Middy Ashore'.
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