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Comedietta.
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Allardyce Nicoll, in A History of English Drama, 1660-1900 (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1952), lists two plays by James Pilgrim which include 'The Limerick Boy' in the title: Paddy Miles, The Limerick Boy (1836) and The Limerick Boy (1865). Other sources do not distinguish between these titles. AustLit has not yet established the provenance of the play/plays produced in the Australian colonies, however, advertisements for the 1868 and 1888 productions do not include the prefix 'Paddy Miles'. (In the December 1868 production at Sydney's Prince of Wales Opera House, advertisements note that the role of 'Paddy Miles' was played by Johhny Foley.)
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James Pilgrim's The Limerick Boy is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era; and/or is the subject of Australian literary comment, adaptation or creative writing.
Production Details
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First produced at the Royalty Theatre, Soho, London, 12 August 1865. (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, July 1868; at the Royal Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, December 1868; and at the Albert Theatre, Lismore, January 1888.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Albert Theatre, Lismore : Why Don't She Marry &c.
1888
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate , 7 January vol. 13 no. 2 1888; (p. 3) Advertisement for: Performances at the Albert Theatre, Lismore on 7 January 1888 to include the operetta The Swiss Cottage and the Irish Comedy The Limerick Boy. -
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Limerick Boy
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 3 December no. 5314 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of James Pilgrim's The Limerick Boy on 3 December 1868. The performance was included in a three-night programme presented by Foley's Juvenile Troupe.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Colleen Bawn, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 9 July no. 5191 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Colleen Bawn and James Pilgrim's The Limerick Boy on 9 July 1868. The evening's performance was a benefit for the House of the Good Shepherd.
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Royal Victoria Theatre : Colleen Bawn, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 9 July no. 5191 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Colleen Bawn and James Pilgrim's The Limerick Boy on 9 July 1868. The evening's performance was a benefit for the House of the Good Shepherd.
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Albert Theatre, Lismore : Why Don't She Marry &c.
1888
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate , 7 January vol. 13 no. 2 1888; (p. 3) Advertisement for: Performances at the Albert Theatre, Lismore on 7 January 1888 to include the operetta The Swiss Cottage and the Irish Comedy The Limerick Boy. -
Prince of Wales Opera House : The Limerick Boy
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 3 December no. 5314 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of James Pilgrim's The Limerick Boy on 3 December 1868. The performance was included in a three-night programme presented by Foley's Juvenile Troupe.
