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Joseph Stirling Coyne's drama The Queer Subject is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.
Production Details
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First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, London, England, 28 November 1836.
Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.
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Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wlaes, April 1838.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Irish Tutor &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 2 June vol. 4 no. 272 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 2 June vol. 36 no. 4026 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 2 June 1838 of the 'Comic Entertainment, called The Irish Tutor', the 'laughable Farce, entitled The Queer Subject' and 'Buckstone's Historical Drama, entitled the Duchess de la Vaubliere'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 April vol. 4 no. 258 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Merchant of Venice 1594-1597 single work drama ; The Queer Subject 1836 single work dramaReview of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 10 April 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 April vol. 4 no. 259 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Queer Subject 1836 single work drama ; The Actress of All Work 1819 single work drama ; Mistletoe Bough 1834 single work drama ; Henriette the Forsaken 1832 single work dramaReview of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 14 and 16 April 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Merchant of Venice &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 12 April vol. 36 no. 4004 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 11 April vol. 4 no. 257 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 12 April 1838 of: William Shakespeare’s '... admired Play of the Merchant of Venice’; ‘the laughable Interlude called No! ’ [William Henry Murray, 1826]; ‘To conclude with an entirely new and popular Farce, called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Queer Subject &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 14 April vol. 36 no. 4005 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 April vol. 4 no. 258 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 14 April 1838 of: ‘the laughable Entertainment called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]; ‘the first time this Season, the popular Sketch Called The Actress of all Work’ [William Henry Oxberry, 1819]; ‘To Conclude with the admired Legendary Drama entitled Mistletoe Bough, or Young Lovell’s Bride’ [Charles A. Somerset, 1834].
The advertisement lists a dance to be performed and includes a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.
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The Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 17 April vol. 36 no. 4006 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Merchant's Wedding; Or, London Frolics in 1638 1828 single work drama ; The Queer Subject 1836 single work drama -
Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 April vol. 4 no. 258 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Merchant of Venice 1594-1597 single work drama ; The Queer Subject 1836 single work dramaReview of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 10 April 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre
1838
single work
review
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 18 April vol. 4 no. 259 1838; (p. 2)
— Review of The Queer Subject 1836 single work drama ; The Actress of All Work 1819 single work drama ; Mistletoe Bough 1834 single work drama ; Henriette the Forsaken 1832 single work dramaReview of performances at the Royal Victoria Theatre on 14 and 16 April 1838.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Irish Tutor &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 2 June vol. 4 no. 272 1838; (p. 1) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 2 June vol. 36 no. 4026 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for a performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 2 June 1838 of the 'Comic Entertainment, called The Irish Tutor', the 'laughable Farce, entitled The Queer Subject' and 'Buckstone's Historical Drama, entitled the Duchess de la Vaubliere'.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Merchant of Venice &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 12 April vol. 36 no. 4004 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 11 April vol. 4 no. 257 1838; (p. 3)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 12 April 1838 of: William Shakespeare’s '... admired Play of the Merchant of Venice’; ‘the laughable Interlude called No! ’ [William Henry Murray, 1826]; ‘To conclude with an entirely new and popular Farce, called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]
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Royal Victoria Theatre : The Queer Subject &c.
1838
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 14 April vol. 36 no. 4005 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 14 April vol. 4 no. 258 1838; (p. 1)Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 14 April 1838 of: ‘the laughable Entertainment called The Queer Subject’ [Joseph Stirling Coyne, 1836]; ‘the first time this Season, the popular Sketch Called The Actress of all Work’ [William Henry Oxberry, 1819]; ‘To Conclude with the admired Legendary Drama entitled Mistletoe Bough, or Young Lovell’s Bride’ [Charles A. Somerset, 1834].
The advertisement lists a dance to be performed and includes a list of the actors, and the names of the characters they portray, for each play.
