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The Stranger (International) assertion single work   drama  
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1798... 1798 The Stranger
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Notes

  • This work is a translation, from the original German into English, of Augustus von Kotzebue's Meschenhass und Reue.

    There are several English translations of The Stranger. AustLit has not yet established which of these plays was produced in Sydney in 1838 and again in 1868 (or whether they were the same version). (For further information, see: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama, 1660-1900. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1952.)

    This international play is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.

Production Details

  • First produced, in English, in England in 1798.

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, April and May 1838.

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, 'for the first time this Season' on the 13 November 1838.

  • Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, September 1868.

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First known date: 1798
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Works about this Work

Notes by Buggins Buggins , 1868 single work prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 3 October vol. 19 no. 1330 1868; (p. 7)

Buggins muses over recent altercations in Sydney's Municipal Council and on an accident in Parramatta Street involving a young lady, 'a large chignon decorated with superlatively long streamers', a windy day and a hansom cab.

He then turns his attention, briefly, to the previous week's performances at the Prince of Walers Opera House: Jane Shore, Susan Hopley, My Poll and My Partner Joe, The Heir at Law and, in a little more detail, The Stranger.

Buggins also provides an update on the health of Walter Montgomery following a horse-riding accident.
Notes by Buggins : No. 4 : At the Play Buggins , 1868 single work prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 6 June vol. 19 no. 1313 1868; (p. 9-10)

'Buggins' provided an extensive review and commentary on recent productions at the Royal Victoria Theatre, particularly highlighting the performances of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors.

The final part of 'Buggins's article deals with the availability of art supplies in Sydney, a Queensland Art Union, and news of George Augustus Sala's impending lecture tour of the colonies.
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Stranger, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 September no. 5259 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of The Stranger and of George Dibdin Pitt's Susan Hopley; or, The Vicissitudes of a Servant Girl on 28 September 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Stranger, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 29 May no. 5156 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of The Stranger and of Augustin Daly's Under the Gaslight on 29 May 1868. The evening is advertised as US actor John Stark's benefit night and 'positively his last performance'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Stranger &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 November vol. 36 no. 4096 1838; (p. 3) Advertisement for the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 13 November 1838 of 'for the first time this Season' The Stranger and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Ringdoves'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Stranger, &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 26 April vol. 36 no. 4010 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 25 April vol. 4 no. 261 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 26 April 1838 to include the 'favorite Play, in 5 acts, called The Stranger' and the 'musical Burletta, as performed at Madame Vestris' Royal Olympic Theatre, entitled Frederick the Great'.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Stranger, &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 17 May vol. 36 no. 4019 1838; (p. 3) Commercial Journal and Advertiser , 16 May vol. 4 no. 267 1838; (p. 3)

Advertisement for performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 17 May 1838 to include the 'favorite Play, in Five Acts, entitled The Stranger' and the 'Burlette in One Act, by Thomas Hatnes Bayly, Esq., entitled One Hour'.
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Stranger, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 28 September no. 5259 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of The Stranger and of George Dibdin Pitt's Susan Hopley; or, The Vicissitudes of a Servant Girl on 28 September 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Stranger &c. 1838 single work advertisement
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 13 November vol. 36 no. 4096 1838; (p. 3) Advertisement for the performance at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, on 13 November 1838 of 'for the first time this Season' The Stranger and the 'Laughable Farce, called The Ringdoves'.
Notes by Buggins Buggins , 1868 single work prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 3 October vol. 19 no. 1330 1868; (p. 7)

Buggins muses over recent altercations in Sydney's Municipal Council and on an accident in Parramatta Street involving a young lady, 'a large chignon decorated with superlatively long streamers', a windy day and a hansom cab.

He then turns his attention, briefly, to the previous week's performances at the Prince of Walers Opera House: Jane Shore, Susan Hopley, My Poll and My Partner Joe, The Heir at Law and, in a little more detail, The Stranger.

Buggins also provides an update on the health of Walter Montgomery following a horse-riding accident.
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